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Old 01-02-2014, 09:46 AM   #1
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Truck and fiver leveling

What is the best way to level the rig when hooked up to truck.
Truck is squatting going to install air bags,do i take a measurement from somewhere or use a level inside of rig
 
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how much is it squatting? Some is normal. What size truck are you using and what are you towing?
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I assume you are talking about when parked and you do not want to unhook. You should have levels reflecting the rig level when unhooked, and have your hitch adjustments such that the rig and tow vehicle are as level as possible when hitched up. In most instances that should make you ok on a site. If you need to raise the fiver to be level which I have found to be the normal situation, you can simply release the king pin, raise until level, leave the truck in place, drop back down when you get ready to leave.
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Once you decide what level is, if you need to make adjustments you can (using the bolts on the sides) raise or lower your king pin and in most cases your hitch.
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how much is it squatting? Some is normal. What size truck are you using and what are you towing?
Have a 07 Dodge 2500 5.9 diesel 3582rl Big Sky im looking to level while hooked up on level ground squatting not real bad but does need to be raised
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I assume you are talking about when parked and you do not want to unhook. You should have levels reflecting the rig level when unhooked, and have your hitch adjustments such that the rig and tow vehicle are as level as possible when hitched up. In most instances that should make you ok on a site. If you need to raise the fiver to be level which I have found to be the normal situation, you can simply release the king pin, raise until level, leave the truck in place, drop back down when you get ready to leave.
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I assume you are talking about when parked and you do not want to unhook. You should have levels reflecting the rig level when unhooked, and have your hitch adjustments such that the rig and tow vehicle are as level as possible when hitched up. In most instances that should make you ok on a site. If you need to raise the fiver to be level which I have found to be the normal situation, you can simply release the king pin, raise until level, leave the truck in place, drop back down when you get ready to leave.
Have a 07 Dodge 2500 5.9 diesel 3582rl Big Sky im looking to level while hooked up on level ground squatting not real bad but does need to be raised im getting ready to install airbags on truck so a level on the outside of rig is the way to go
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I assume you are talking about when parked and you do not want to unhook. You should have levels reflecting the rig level when unhooked, and have your hitch adjustments such that the rig and tow vehicle are as level as possible when hitched up. In most instances that should make you ok on a site. If you need to raise the fiver to be level which I have found to be the normal situation, you can simply release the king pin, raise until level, leave the truck in place, drop back down when you get ready to leave.
Have a 07 Dodge 2500 5.9 diesel 3582rl Big Sky im looking to level while hooked up on level ground squatting not real bad but does need to be raised im getting ready to install airbags on truck so a level on the outside of rig is the way to go
Installing air bags will take care of that. I have them and they were super in stopping any rear drop.
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I installed airbags to level the truck, then adjusted the pinbox one hole to level the trailer. Worked well! I used a large level on the floor of the living area to determine where level was with respect to the parking lot was in. It was fairly easy for me to tell the 5th wheel was off because the truck bed and nose of the 5th wheel weren't parallel when viewed from the side. There may be more scientific or expedient ways, but this worked for me. I should add that this was to setup for towing of course.
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I installed airbags to level the truck, then adjusted the pinbox one hole to level the trailer. Worked well! I used a large level on the floor of the living area to determine where level was with respect to the parking lot was in. It was fairly easy for me to tell the 5th wheel was off because the truck bed and nose of the 5th wheel weren't parallel when viewed from the side. There may be more scientific or expedient ways, but this worked for me. I should add that this was to setup for towing of course.
thanks that is what I was looking for
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