Bought me a 01 Dodge 3500 4x4 flat bed 5sp cummins, well now my 5th Wheel Camper wont ride level, well it didnt ride level with my old dodge that I had before this one but it wasnt a big issue. The axcels have been turned over and the nose still is way to high in the air, so I lowered the hitch on the truck and the camper and no luck. Last resort went to lowes and bought 5 bags of 80lb cement threw them under the bed in storage fixed it, camper now sits almost level

 

Dodge has issued a bulletin for some of the 2nd gen trucks for this very problem. They have released a kit that will lower the rear of the truck several inches. I think they state that it won't work if you have the camper package though- (overloads and rear swaybar.) I believe the kit consists of shorter lift blocks and u-bolts. You may be able to consult a suspension shop to have changes made as well.

 

I bought this trailer and by the time I got it home the rear leaf springs snaped and it tapped the tail gate a few times .The second pic show how I took the axles off and lifted it up about 12inches using one 7,000lb pound axle.You should see the look on peoples faces when I pass them on the road

 

Do they look like this???

 

I had to put a 6in lift on my 5re to sit allmost right. now i can walk under it and not duck

 

One acceptable way to lift a 5th wheel is to build a subframe out of 2"x6" rectangular tubing (or similar - 2"x4" or whatever you need to get the lift you require). This subframe is welded under the existing suspension attachment points on the original frame and allows the shackles and equalizers to attach to the new subframe. Be sure to crossbrace the subframe side-to-side to prevent twisting.

Rusty

 

So unless you want to refab the frame on your trailer, you should forget about a lift or 35's? I am probably buying a 5th wheel today, so I shouldn't do these in the future to my truck??

 

It depends on the 5th wheel. Check out my signature - I pull our 5th wheel with a 2WD dually, and it's not easy to get 6" clearance between the bed rails and the trailer.

Some manufacturers build 5th wheels specifically for use with 4x4 trucks, but in general, lifted trucks and larger tires/wheels are going the wrong direction for a 5th wheel puller.

Rusty

 

I lifted this trailer with just a axle flip it made it plenty high, but that little one I just had fun with it.Soon it will have some mud tires on it and some sort of camo paint job.