Lifted trucks--why?
#16
02-04-2018, 08:44 AM
Fleet Mechanic
Post that thread in the SD forum and prepare for the fire and smoke brathers.
A couple inches or maybe a leveling kit, fine. You go off roading - great. Unfortunately, in my area most of these trucks if Ford or a GM product are usually spotless. The Fiats - oh well. A 6-12 in lift and an 8 inch 'smoke' stack in the bed belching carbon plus those appearance enhancing rotted out fenders, doors and boxes seems the norm. (sorry, my bias is showing today
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A couple inches or maybe a leveling kit, fine. You go off roading - great. Unfortunately, in my area most of these trucks if Ford or a GM product are usually spotless. The Fiats - oh well. A 6-12 in lift and an 8 inch 'smoke' stack in the bed belching carbon plus those appearance enhancing rotted out fenders, doors and boxes seems the norm. (sorry, my bias is showing today
)
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Post that thread in the SD forum and prepare for the fire and smoke brathers.
A couple inches or maybe a leveling kit, fine. You go off roading - great. Unfortunately, in my area most of these trucks if Ford or a GM product are usually spotless. The Fiats - oh well. A 6-12 in lift and an 8 inch 'smoke' stack in the bed belching carbon plus those appearance enhancing rotted out fenders, doors and boxes seems the norm. (sorry, my bias is showing today)
A couple inches or maybe a leveling kit, fine. You go off roading - great. Unfortunately, in my area most of these trucks if Ford or a GM product are usually spotless. The Fiats - oh well. A 6-12 in lift and an 8 inch 'smoke' stack in the bed belching carbon plus those appearance enhancing rotted out fenders, doors and boxes seems the norm. (sorry, my bias is showing today
)But...I'll give it a try. Watch for it in the SD section.
#19
02-04-2018, 08:09 PM
Tuned
While this (fifth wheel) group is a subset of the SD group, this group has a special need for the trucks we have. A lot of the SD folk are using their trucks as daily drivers with no other requirement than transportation. I have to admit, there are a couple of things that I find amusing: 1) the people who have the most expensive trucks with the most expensive mods are the ones who can least afford them, and 2) once they realize they can't afford them, they expect someone to buy them. I learned a long time ago not to buy someone else's hot rod. You don't know what they've done to them and I'm not really sure they are safe. In fact some of the lifted trucks look patently unsafe.
But...I'll give it a try. Watch for it in the SD section.
But...I'll give it a try. Watch for it in the SD section.
Rob
#20
02-04-2018, 10:34 PM
Lead Driver
My 05 F350 sits like a stinkbug, came that way from the factory. I added air bags because with my fifth wheel pin weight sitting in the bed my head lights tended to blind traffic coming the opposite direction and I got tired of getting flashed. The air bags need a minimum of 5-10 psi at all times to avoid damage, so it sits even slightly higher in the rear than stock due to the air bags. Not sure I like the stinkbug look but it is functionally appropriate given my needs. I have no need for vanity lifts so I can't explain the desire to lift a truck. I guess, to each their own eh?
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02-05-2018, 01:46 PM
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While this (fifth wheel) group is a subset of the SD group, this group has a special need for the trucks we have. A lot of the SD folk are using their trucks as daily drivers with no other requirement than transportation. I have to admit, there are a couple of things that I find amusing: 1) the people who have the most expensive trucks with the most expensive mods are the ones who can least afford them, and 2) once they realize they can't afford them, they expect someone to buy them. I learned a long time ago not to buy someone else's hot rod. You don't know what they've done to them and I'm not really sure they are safe. In fact some of the lifted trucks look patently unsafe.
But...I'll give it a try. Watch for it in the SD section.
But...I'll give it a try. Watch for it in the SD section.
#22
02-05-2018, 02:08 PM
Fleet Owner
#23
02-05-2018, 04:50 PM
Fleet Mechanic
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02-05-2018, 09:15 PM
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#28
02-07-2018, 09:54 PM
I've been reading this thread with a bit of grin... Just got our 2017 F350 Lariat CC LB SRW with the off-road package (and included lift) in December with intention of picking up a Grand Design 303RLS fiver in a couple of months. I'm 5'9 and its a bit of a stretch to use the steps. For my wife even more-so. I've been thinking of getting them lowered an inch or two but seriously wondering if the vehicle height will pose a problem when we decide to get the rv. Also - I don't know what the engineers who designed this truck package were thinking but that little accessory step in the tailgate? Makes a better seat then a step unless I use my step ladder...just sayin'. ;-)
Wrt fifth wheel pins...is there a ball-park general height for them? Or is it up to each manufacturer to put it wherever?
Wrt fifth wheel pins...is there a ball-park general height for them? Or is it up to each manufacturer to put it wherever?
#29
02-08-2018, 06:31 AM
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I've been reading this thread with a bit of grin... Just got our 2017 F350 Lariat CC LB SRW with the off-road package (and included lift) in December with intention of picking up a Grand Design 303RLS fiver in a couple of months. I'm 5'9 and its a bit of a stretch to use the steps. For my wife even more-so. I've been thinking of getting them lowered an inch or two but seriously wondering if the vehicle height will pose a problem when we decide to get the rv. Also - I don't know what the engineers who designed this truck package were thinking but that little accessory step in the tailgate? Makes a better seat then a step unless I use my step ladder...just sayin'. ;-)
Wrt fifth wheel pins...is there a ball-park general height for them? Or is it up to each manufacturer to put it wherever?
Wrt fifth wheel pins...is there a ball-park general height for them? Or is it up to each manufacturer to put it wherever?
Rob
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02-08-2018, 09:28 PM
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My truck is much the same as yours albeit a '15. I'm 5'7" and had a problem with the stock steps as well. I had Amps Research retractable steps installed. They come down a few inches lower--something my wife and many other ladies who accompany us appreciate. Not cheap, but worth it for a truck we use a lot while out with the fifth wheel. I carry a three-step ladder to get in and out of the bed.