I understand it is possible, but not recommended to tow a 5th wheel trailer with a lifted vehicle. I am curious to see who out there pulls a 5th wheel with their rig? I am interested in finding the best suited 5th wheel camper to pull behind my set up. (2004 CC Long Bed, 7 inch lift, 37" Tires)

I realize a travel trailer pulled behind my drop hitch would be more suited, but the benefits of 5th wheels over travel trailers are such that I would be intereted to see what experiences you have had, both good and bad. I assume the two biggest issues would be the angle of the trailer as it would have reduced clearance on the rear end, secondly the sides of the bed rails could also be a problem.

Any recommendations for specific brand and models of 5th wheels would be great.

 

i have a stock f250 and i have about 6.5" of clearance around the bedrails to the camper. which is just about the min that you want. with your lift you will have to lift the camper. that is not a good idea. that will make it very top heavy and want to flip in a turn. you really should stick with a tt. bed clearance will be your biggest problem to get around.

 

I have to agree with elmo8641 my stock f-250`s bed can get awful close to hitting the 5er when you get into some of those campsites with weird uphill angles.

 

Definately loose the lift or loose the fifth wheel... they really aren't compatible with each other.

 

Well Have to flip the axles on my trailer to get enought bed clearence on my 5th wheel. 99 F250 W/ 4" lift Now have 5 " clearance on the bed rails and frame of trailer now is 30" from the ground.

 

I have an 07 f-350 short box with a 4.5" lift and 35" tires. I pull a 34' titanium and have not had any problems. I have the pin box raised as high as it will go and the box clearence is good. I think this would change with a long box. I was very nervous about this when I started but have not found anything that will make it hit. I have done some bush camping and have found a few places that I was not brave enough to go through but I think they would have been a problem for a truck with out a lift. Bottom line is you have to be careful but it can be done. It depends on what is important to you. The risks are higher with the lift but damage is not a sure thing.

 

A friend has an 02 350 with 4 in plus 2.5 spring hagers in to front. his fiver was lifted about 5 in to sit with the truck. for normal towing and average campsites, he was ok, but when he went off road he made contact wth the bed and the trailer. he solved this by putting on a flat bed. he now has taken it in some extreme places. with almost 2 feet of clearance, he has still almost hit the trailer on the flatbed. i will see if i can find some pics and post them. a lifted truck and fiver look wocked when going down the road too, imo. you just need to be smart about it.

 

I have yet to lift my current truck but my last truck had 37's and 6" lift and i pulled our gooseneck horse trailer all the time and into some tight spots. just be careful as long as you have about 6" between the trailer and bed you should be fine.

 

My last trailer I flipped the axles on so it would ride level with the truck with proper clearance. The think I hated the most about it was the last step to the ground was a long one. This was even with a three fold step. For the trailer I have now, I actually put the shorter f250 blocks in the back, it leveled the look of the truck and I didn't need to flip, or rather spring over, the axles on the trailer. It can be done, but as others stated, I don't think it is a good idea, especially not that high.

 

Anyone ever tried to rig up lift bags under the trailer? That would be sweet, especially with some oversized tires too!