Travel Trailer: Rear of truck too high?

Travel Trailer: Rear of truck too high?

07-22-2003, 07:22 AM

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Travel Trailer: Rear of truck too high?

My truck has the camper/towing package which causes the rear of the truck to ride several inches higher than the front. I'm looking at travel trailers and need to know if the hitches can be adjusted to compensate for this. Or, should I be looking at removing the extra springs added for the camper package to drop the rear down to something closer to the height of the actual trailer being pulled?

If I have to work on lowering the rear of the truck is it simply a matter of taking out springs and spacer blocks? Would I need to buy extra parts from DC for this task?

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