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Fifth Wheel Clearance

44Dan44

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Its about choosing the right trailer these days as There are lots of factors such as legal max height that make it where you can not tow with a lifted vehicle and have proper bed clearance and the trailer ride flat, i have lifted enough trailers and now these new trailers a lot of them can not be lifted due to the manufactures building them so close to 13’6”.

I was looking at a new 40 footer this year it was almost max hight and sitting level there would be almost 0 bed clearance on my truck i would have to run a flat bed to tow it and it would still not be level…
Totally agree. I was just using a lifted truck as an example that makes the calculations even harder, like you said, its all about choosing the right combo and that can take a lot of research and put you in a truck or fifth wheel that wasn't on your radar but has the set up you need.
 

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Those TH momentums do sit low in the front, is that a 397?
I definitely wouldn't be able to go where I do with my 395 if it had a drop frame.
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Yep, it's a 397. Of course, the generator exhaust and underbelly hang even lower than the frame rails, I've been meaning to get under there and give her a tummy tuck! There have been a couple of occasions where I was just cringing waiting for something to hit or drag, couldn't have been more than a female short & curly of clearance!

Great looking rig you've got there!
 

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