matemike
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Wondering what everyone's rear wheel well height is; particularly on a 2022 2500 4x4 with Hemi, standard 4 door cab, short bed.
I ask because when I hook up my bumper pull camper, in order to set the weight distribution bars in their saddles, I have to secure the ball connection and use the trailer jack to lift the truck's rear end a couple of inches in order to put the bars in place. Then, the night before we go camping, I usually park the camper overnight, backed up in our driveway. Again, I use the trailer jack to lift the front end of the camper up to make it level, but I just leave it connected to the truck for security. This relieves all the tongue weight off the rear suspension of the truck, and even more. I imagine that I even rebound the springs and absorbers some trying to get the trailer level while in our driveway. By no means are the truck's rear tires about to come off the ground, as if lifting by a frame-lift in a shop. But I wonder if I am doing any damage to my rear suspension coils, links and/or shock absorbers? It could just be in my head, but I think the rear fenders sit higher now than they did when the truck was new. I get 43.25" height on the rear fenders with no trailer connected and empty truck bed. 3/4 tank of gas.
What is your rear fender height in center top of fender?
Further more, if I ever wanted to level the truck how should I go about that without losing any payload capacity, and also without raising the front any? Currently I can get the truck in my garage with about 1.5" to spare overhead when passing through the doorway. Not much room to go up. But still wondering if I could get a smoother ride and more level look without going up in the front, and if at all, not much? I've read about the Thuren kit and that it raises it a little and that the loss in payload capacity is negligible. Would like to hear more experiences with the Thuren kit. Not looking to go to different tire sizes; I want to stay stock tire size.
Thanks in advance for you replies. -Mike
I ask because when I hook up my bumper pull camper, in order to set the weight distribution bars in their saddles, I have to secure the ball connection and use the trailer jack to lift the truck's rear end a couple of inches in order to put the bars in place. Then, the night before we go camping, I usually park the camper overnight, backed up in our driveway. Again, I use the trailer jack to lift the front end of the camper up to make it level, but I just leave it connected to the truck for security. This relieves all the tongue weight off the rear suspension of the truck, and even more. I imagine that I even rebound the springs and absorbers some trying to get the trailer level while in our driveway. By no means are the truck's rear tires about to come off the ground, as if lifting by a frame-lift in a shop. But I wonder if I am doing any damage to my rear suspension coils, links and/or shock absorbers? It could just be in my head, but I think the rear fenders sit higher now than they did when the truck was new. I get 43.25" height on the rear fenders with no trailer connected and empty truck bed. 3/4 tank of gas.
What is your rear fender height in center top of fender?
Further more, if I ever wanted to level the truck how should I go about that without losing any payload capacity, and also without raising the front any? Currently I can get the truck in my garage with about 1.5" to spare overhead when passing through the doorway. Not much room to go up. But still wondering if I could get a smoother ride and more level look without going up in the front, and if at all, not much? I've read about the Thuren kit and that it raises it a little and that the loss in payload capacity is negligible. Would like to hear more experiences with the Thuren kit. Not looking to go to different tire sizes; I want to stay stock tire size.
Thanks in advance for you replies. -Mike
