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    Quote Originally Posted by Easycamper View Post
    Not sure what automakers are doing. Are there really people out there saying “nice truck but I wish the bed rails were higher off the ground. I can still almost reach in.”
    The Testosterone Effect.

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    Very hard to reach in or even climb in at the back of the truck, and I'm 5'11''
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    @Grandesigner

    I have the same trailer and a F-350 CCSB Lariat minus the Sport package, with 18" wheels.

    I'm using the Curt A16 hitch with the Turning Point pin box. In the picture below, the legs are attached to the hitch in the middle position which gave about 4" of clearance between the bed rails and the bottom of the trailer. I have since moved the legs down to the bottom position and now have 6" of clearance.

    Either way, I had no issues hitching or towing, and the 7.3 handles it perfectly.
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    Dan, have you already hitched up the new truck and viewed it? We got our truck before we got the trailer, and I thought our situation would be the same with a nose high problem. Just based on measurements. In the end, the combination was only a little nose high, and the experience of towing a 1500 mile trip, showed no handling or tire temp issues. The trailer TPMS was great for monitoring that. My truck height specs are same as yours. I also have read on truck forums about removing the 2" block, but my combo hitched is almost level, so it would be truck nose high without that block. Have attached pic of the 2" block for those unfamiliar. Also pic of my combo loaded.
    My first choice of solutions would be to go taller tires on trailer first. Especially since it would increase load margin. I also worry about OA height, since my trailer came with the second AC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Castlerock View Post
    @Grandesigner

    I have the same trailer and a F-350 CCSB Lariat minus the Sport package, with 18" wheels.

    I'm using the Curt A16 hitch with the Turning Point pin box. In the picture below, the legs are attached to the hitch in the middle position which gave about 4" of clearance between the bed rails and the bottom of the trailer. I have since moved the legs down to the bottom position and now have 6" of clearance.

    Either way, I had no issues hitching or towing, and the 7.3 handles it perfectly.
    Yup, same trailer and pin box, but with a bit longer truck. Sport package is just a paint job really. Same wheels/tires, same hitch also except mine is the slider version. My hitch is as low as it goes and I have plenty of clearance with my old truck.
    So this is baffling...how can the new truck which is 2.5" taller at the bed and 4" taller at the rail than the old truck end up looking like your setup when it is already nose high?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tckhan View Post
    Dan, have you already hitched up the new truck and viewed it? We got our truck before we got the trailer, and I thought our situation would be the same with a nose high problem. Just based on measurements. In the end, the combination was only a little nose high, and the experience of towing a 1500 mile trip, showed no handling or tire temp issues. The trailer TPMS was great for monitoring that. My truck height specs are same as yours. I also have read on truck forums about removing the 2" block, but my combo hitched is almost level, so it would be truck nose high without that block. Have attached pic of the 2" block for those unfamiliar. Also pic of my combo loaded.
    My first choice of solutions would be to go taller tires on trailer first. Especially since it would increase load margin. I also worry about OA height, since my trailer came with the second AC.

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    Yup, same block under the spring. I was thinking maybe a 1" shorter block along with taller trailer tires might do the trick.
    Have not hooked it up yet as we need bed coating and hitch rails, etc..
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    @Grandesigner

    I'm going to measure ground to bed rail height tonight after work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Chance View Post
    The Testosterone Effect.

    Rob
    Too much "I'm gonna be a big rig when I grow up" out there among truck buyers and manufacturers.

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    The 2020+ superdutys are actually 2 inches lower than the 2017-19 superdutys. The exception is the 2020+ models with the tremor package. The tremor package adds taller blocks and 35" tires.

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    [QUOTE=SolarPoweredRV;452980]
    Originally Posted by SolarPoweredRV View Post

    That was one of the reasons we bought a Dually, Normal Sized Tires. The single rear wheel trucks have 21" - 22" inch tires in them making them too tall for our 5th wheels. Additionally, the larger tires make the truck harder to get into.

    PS: Our Dually has 17 inch tires.




    I stand corrected, I meant tires and wheels. However, since OEMs do not install the low profile tires on those larger wheels my statement is still valid.

    The OP could lower his truck by replacing his tires (and Wheels) with 17 inch tires (and Wheels). This would not be a cheap option, however it might be one way to address the issue.

    Since the OP's camper is only 12' high, I agree with Second Chanc/75/e that raising his camper and increasing his tire size might be the best option.
    Your dually has 245/75/17 tires which are 31.5" tall.
    A F350 srw with the 20" wheels came with 275/65/20 which are 34.1" tall. So that is 1.6" taller than your dually, which makes for a 0.8" difference in ride height.
    Not as much as many seem to think.
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