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02-15-2015, 06:49 AM
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Brought home the new Sprinter
Well, the wife and I spend all Saturday at the dealer. It was a 3 hour drive each way then sat at a table for about 4 hours before we could do our walk through (PDI). I had them install the reese goosebox, best thing ever. Wind was blowing very hard yesterday and the drive home was so much more comfortable then the trip up with the TT.
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2015 Sprinter 304FWRKS, Reese Goose Box
2014 Ram 3500 CCLB dually 6.7L Cummins 4x4
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02-15-2015, 06:55 AM
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Congrats on your new traier
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02-15-2015, 07:04 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kickin It
Well, the wife and I spend all Saturday at the dealer. It was a 3 hour drive each way then sat at a table for about 4 hours before we could do our walk through (PDI). I had them install the reese goosebox, best thing ever. Wind was blowing very hard yesterday and the drive home was so much more comfortable then the trip up with the TT.
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Very nice, congrats. Nice looking 5er and of course the truck makes the picture.
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02-15-2015, 05:01 PM
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Kickin', do you know that Ford makes their pickups with a color called Kodiak brown, a perfect match.......just giving you a hard time. Congrats and they look great as a rig.
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02-15-2015, 06:18 PM
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Thanks for the compliments. My wifes side all drive fords but I grew up mopar, always will be and I am very partial to grey.
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02-15-2015, 06:26 PM
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I also wanted to ask about a lift on this unit. It has the correct track system on it so I guess Im just wondering if I can just add some lift blocks? I work for a off road company and some blocks are very easy to come by but didn't know if there was something else out there. I just want to move my head down to give me more clearance on my bed, it was touching today when I put it in its spot beside my shop.
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02-16-2015, 07:04 AM
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Congrats. Looks great
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02-16-2015, 07:47 AM
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Congrats and good luck.
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02-16-2015, 08:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kickin It
I also wanted to ask about a lift on this unit. It has the correct track system on it so I guess Im just wondering if I can just add some lift blocks? I work for a off road company and some blocks are very easy to come by but didn't know if there was something else out there. I just want to move my head down to give me more clearance on my bed, it was touching today when I put it in its spot beside my shop.
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It may be the angle of the picture, but it sure looks like your new trailer is sitting a couple inches higher in the back than in the front. The bottom edge of the lower aluminum edging looks like the trailer is slanting "down" in the nose. Maybe, if you get it on a good level parking lot and measure the distance from the frame to the ground front and back you'll know for sure. Possibly, there's enough slope to lower the pinbox a couple inches without jacking the trailer or adding blocks to the suspension ????
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02-16-2015, 05:37 PM
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JRTJH, I thought it was level but you bring up a good point. I will have to hook up and take some measurements. Was so excited when we got home I didn't look at it that close.
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02-16-2015, 05:57 PM
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You were able to experiance how nicely a 5'er pulls compared to a TT in the same day.
Very nice. Congrats
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02-16-2015, 06:08 PM
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It may be the camera angle and the shadows, but I'd sure check it closely before I started adding anything to the suspension. Fifth wheels now days are built to be a very close match to the current model trucks in pin height, so unless your truck is lifted, you should be able to adjust and get 6-8" of bed rail clearance without modifying the suspension. Good Luck and let us know what you find......
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02-16-2015, 06:25 PM
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Wow! Great looking Unit! Congrats and best of luck with it.
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02-17-2015, 05:12 PM
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Thanks again for the commitments. Im on could 9 being able to do this at my age and the wife actually likes it. Wish I didn't have to look at it sitting beside the shop, ready to use it.
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