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valuedsony
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I want a dodge ram 2500, but I pull a 32 ft
fifthwheel trailer, can i buy a 4 wheel drive and
still hitch with a level trailer??? also the
factory numbers show the V-10 with more torque and
horsepower both than the cummins diesel?? Any ideas
which would be best.
fifthwheel trailer, can i buy a 4 wheel drive and
still hitch with a level trailer??? also the
factory numbers show the V-10 with more torque and
horsepower both than the cummins diesel?? Any ideas
which would be best.
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Also the diesel will get 60% better milage than the V10. The new Cummins that they are putting in the trucks as of Jan. are 235 hp & 450 lbs tq.
interested in something between 27 and 29' so
it looks like we will be all right with the short-bed
truck. Someone also told us that you could tow
a 5th-wheel that size with the Ford 5.4 with the
3:55 rear end. Does anyone know anything
about whether or not that is true?
Thanks for the help.
I have a 26' 5th weel,and have been towing it with a F150 5.8L w/3.55. It towed just fine, but burned up two sets of axle bearings. I'm trading it for 3/4 ton.
Just my 2 cents worth...
Is shifting the axle to the bottom of the springs a "typical" solution to this problem?
Are there any stability issues to consider?
How much clearance would be considered acceptable?
How much "out of level" can be tolerated with a 27' fifth wheel?
Mine has a 3.55 axle. It turns 1850 rpm in O/D at 65 mph, and 2650 rpm in 3rd geer. The noise level at 2650 is pretty bad. I'm hoping to be able to use O/D alot of the time to hold down the racket...
The Ram seems to be louder than the Power stroke, by a good bit, if anyone was wondering. I hope I can live with it...
what the owner's manual recommends. What's the weight of your fifth wheel? Are you driving hills and mountains or flat highways?
What are you towing with now, and with what axle ratio?
I think I will end up getting the exhaust break installed before I do very much mountian driving though. Not much compression breaking at all.
The hight of the bed is fine. Its about 3" higher than my F150, but I had bed rails on it which made it about the same hight, so no problem there.
Yes I did get the aux springs. I don't know if I like them though. When you hit a medium size bump they make a banging sound as the hit the stops. I only ordered them to get the stabalizer bar that comes with it anyway. If they get on my nerves I'll just take the stops off.
The new engine comes with the heavy duty valve springs so all you have to do is hook up the exaust brake. Have you done much mountian driving with your 90 diesel? Did you have to ride the brakes alot going down hills?
I'm not a member of TDR yet. Do you recomend it? I'll check out that happy camper...thanks.
The hight of the bed is fine. Its about 3" higher than my F150, but I had bed rails on it which made it about the same hight, so no problem there.
Yes I did get the aux springs. I don't know if I like them though. When you hit a medium size bump they make a banging sound as the hit the stops. I only ordered them to get the stabilizer bar that comes with it anyway. If they get on my nerves I'll just take the stops off.
The new engine comes with the heavy duty valve springs so all you have to do is hook up the exhaust brake. Have you done much mountain driving with your 90 diesel? Did you have to ride the brakes alot going down hills?
I'm not a member of TDR yet. Do you recommend it? I'll check out that happy camper...thanks.
I had my transmission fluid & filter changed every 15,000 miles, and changed the oil every 3,000. I Had no trouble with the engine and transmission.
Thanks for the info. I'm looking at the '99 F250 v10 4x4 and/or 98 F250 5.4 4x4. My main concern is the height of the bed on the trucks. My current 150 4x4 is almost two high for the 5th wheel. Any information or advice will be appreciated.
You better "belooking" for steep drive ways, dips, anything that will make the angle between your truck and trailer change! Lets just say personal experence...doh!!!!
Thanks for the towing wts. on my chevy S-10. Can I tow this truck behind my motorhome. Its a 89 S-10, 4wd, auto. If I put the transver case in neutral, can I pull it 4 wheels down. Is there a difference in tow bars for this truck, other that price ?
Thanks again, Spike9
Check with camping world they have all kinds of tow bars but probably not the cheapest. Good luck.
1-Replaced rear axle bearings on the Ranger
2-Dodge is higher, so flipped axles to spring bottoms with a kit from DEXTER Axles (they have a web page)
3-Nothing but axle bearings and routine maintainence on the Ranger in 60K of towing.
4-Loss of performance and shifting irregularities at 27K with the Dodge. ANY IDEAS?? TKS.
Did you do the axle flip yourself?
606ZP- Yes I did the flip myself. Very simple kit, and tremendous factory support if you lost. Also added lubricated shackle bolt kit. DEXTER's support has enabled me to fix all axle oriented troubles in my driveway.
I searched for DEXTER's homepaage but couldn't find it. Can you help me?
What kind of axle oriented troubles did you encounter? Did you have any problem keeping the
wheels aligned after moving them? Do you have dual axles? How did you jack the camper?
I may have to do this to my 27 footer.
Thanks for the info,
Ron
On this computer/net surfing thing, all I do is type in www.dexteraxle or go to something like excite/yahoo/alta vista and search for "dexter".
You can get a whole tech manual printed to you, if you like. Or read it on your screen.
I have an axle made in late 91. It had inherent brake troubles. The magnets would hit the armature on road impact, an activate via the servo. The fix was moving a hole on the magnet arm, for the return spring. The trailer manufacturer used the wrong springs in their assembly of my rig. They were rated at 1100# instead of 1400#. also had wrong load range tires on it. DEXTER straightened me out on the whole thing.
Part 2 I should have said 2 axles. The axle registers on the spring's center bolt, via the saddle. I have not seen any tire wear that would be associated with axle misalignment. If you're going to flip the axles, I suggest you do one end at at time. Jack it on the frame, as close to the spring mounts as possible. I removed the spring at each wheel, one at a time. Don't take the whole axle out. Its a bear for one guy to replace
while it's rolling around under the trailer. This is a good time to check your springs and mounting hardware. Hope this helps.