Whiskerbiscuit
Tremor Member
Hooked up to my 5th wheel yesterday to make adjustments for a level setup and on level ground. Got the the trailer, kingpin, and hitch all adjusted perfectly. (Was using the passenger side of truck for measurements).
Towed the trailer back to storage and found I had the most annoying clunk going over any kind of bump so I turned and headed back to my shop. The very first thing I looked at were the overload springs which was sitting 2" off the overload spring bump stop. Go over to drivers side and it is 1/4" from hitting the bump stop. The drivers side overload spring was bouncing off the stop on every bump which is an absolute awful design IMO.
Obviously the truck is leaning so I whip out the tape measure. 6" of bed rail clearance with the 5th wheel on passenger side...and 7.75" on drivers side. Not cool at all. I have 1.75"-2" lean on the driver's side which I cannot tolerate while pulling a 5th wheel.
I disconnect and measure empty with 1/8 of a fuel tank and find out I have almost a full inch lean when empty as well. It's about another inch when under a load. Took it to the dealer and they said that's normal which I find absolutely crazy and just lazy on their part.
Has anybody experienced this before? It's my first Ford, been a Duramax guy. Also, should I remove the overload spring bump stops to eliminate the "clunks"? This kind of stuff bugs me, I like my trailer/truck setups perfect.
Towed the trailer back to storage and found I had the most annoying clunk going over any kind of bump so I turned and headed back to my shop. The very first thing I looked at were the overload springs which was sitting 2" off the overload spring bump stop. Go over to drivers side and it is 1/4" from hitting the bump stop. The drivers side overload spring was bouncing off the stop on every bump which is an absolute awful design IMO.
Obviously the truck is leaning so I whip out the tape measure. 6" of bed rail clearance with the 5th wheel on passenger side...and 7.75" on drivers side. Not cool at all. I have 1.75"-2" lean on the driver's side which I cannot tolerate while pulling a 5th wheel.
I disconnect and measure empty with 1/8 of a fuel tank and find out I have almost a full inch lean when empty as well. It's about another inch when under a load. Took it to the dealer and they said that's normal which I find absolutely crazy and just lazy on their part.
Has anybody experienced this before? It's my first Ford, been a Duramax guy. Also, should I remove the overload spring bump stops to eliminate the "clunks"? This kind of stuff bugs me, I like my trailer/truck setups perfect.