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05-31-2008, 06:15 PM
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My tall rubber hits the trailer on almost every angled dock. I can see and hear the treads rub on the cross members underneath the trailer. :? I just go really slow and carefull. Some docks, adjusting the tandems will help, but not all. I always said to myself if I had full fenders, I would destroy them. Most of the trailers I use have 22.5's and I have 24.5's which does not help. Sorry to hear of your mishap, that really sucks. :x
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05-31-2008, 06:38 PM
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The fenders were installed too high?
Why would they do that?
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They aren't installed too high. I'm sitting on 24.5 rubber, and the angle of this particular dock was just a bit too steep. There is only about a 2.5" - 3" clearance between the top of my tires and the bottom of the fenders (might be a little less, might be a little more). It was nothing the shop did. As it was, it barely touched the fenders. Had it bent them or dented them, then I would be more concerned about their height, but it only scratched them.
This is one of the reasons they install a 5th wheel riser on fiberglass full fenders. If I weren't on 24.5 rubber, I would probably have had them put a riser on my 5th wheel, but that extra height would have likely put my trailer over 13' 6" in the front.
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05-31-2008, 08:51 PM
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Unfortunatley there isn't much you can do, the tall rubber and the trailer height have you over a barrel, you can not have a 5th wheel height over 48" to maintain 13'6" trailer height
Just have to be careful, thats all, those sloped docks are fender killers
Since I pull a tank, I have NO issues with height, also the tanks have MORE clearance above the tires, due to their design.
I welded one inch spacers on the axles and deflated the air suspension, I then put 3/4" wood on top of the NEW tires, laid the fenders on the wood and installed the brackets, I have done all my trucks this way, never had a problem, but I also haven't pulled a van in 20 years or so.
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05-31-2008, 09:42 PM
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but I also haven't pulled a van in 20 years or so.
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05-31-2008, 11:42 PM
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Your truck looks great rev,..it's a shame about your fenders,.the same thing almost happened to me. I had just put new diamond plate aluminum full fenders on mine a couple of weeks ago, and when I was done, it didn't look right. The top of the fender was almost the same height as the pivot pin on the fifth wheel. I figured that I would tear them off the first time I hit an off angle while truning a corner,...so off they came until I can fabricate better mounting brackets.
The truck still looks great 8)
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06-01-2008, 11:50 AM
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I just about cried on Thursday. I delivered a shipment to Wixom, MI, and the dock was at an odd angle. It was one of those docks that sloped downward. After carefully backing in, I found that my brand new painted fenders had a trailer resting directly on them. Crying or Very sad After I pulled out, I surveyed the damage. I am going to have to get both fenders repainted.
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I think we should take this as an opportunity to do a total makeover..........again. After all all, it's looked like that for over a week now. :wink:
Seriously, sorry to hear about that Rev, that sucks.
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Today my inverter system started acting up, so I ran down to Lowes to grab a 400 watt one to hold me over until I can figure out what is wrong with it. While I was there, I ran over to the cleaning aisle to see if they had any aluminum polish (I ran out of Mothers Aluminum Polish). They didn't have any, but I noticed they had bottles of Brasso metal polish. I figured what the heck, since they were only $2.97 a bottle, I'd give it a shot. I did a small area of my fuel tank after I got parked again, and I'm shocked at how well it works. The stuff stinks to all heck, and it takes a lot more elbow grease to get it to polish, but the stuff actually works, and at a fraction of the cost of regular aluminum polish.
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06-05-2008, 02:12 AM
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I used that stuff to polish my brass when I was in the army. I liked a product called "Wad" ( I think that is what it was called ). It came in a can about the size of a large can of shoe polish only a little bit deeper. It was a cotton-like materal that had the polish in it. You just pinch off a piece to use. I don't think I would want to do a whole fuel tank with it tho. Better suited for small projects like belt buckels.
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I don't think I would want to do a whole fuel tank with it tho.
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I did a 1 foot by 1 foot section in about 10 minutes. In the dark. I'll see tomorrow how good (or crappy) it looks. I was reading online about the stuff, and on one website, they recommended that you follow the Brasso polishing with Blue Magic polish paste. Strangely enough, that's the exact crap I bought that wasn't getting through the oxidation. :lol:
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