Adjusting weight distributing hitch
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my reasoning on the springs was they F350 might be a little heavier and wouldn't be so used and might be a little firmer.. Yes, it has the back door and will be pulling 2 quads. So that will unload the tongue a bit but add more weight to the trailer. I'd like to pull this loaded and unloaded safely. We've taken it out a few times just to camp at Corps of engineer lakes and have enjoyed ourselves.
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my reasoning on the springs was they F350 might be a little heavier and wouldn't be so used and might be a little firmer.. Yes, it has the back door and will be pulling 2 quads. So that will unload the tongue a bit but add more weight to the trailer. I'd like to pull this loaded and unloaded safely. We've taken it out a few times just to camp at Corps of engineer lakes and have enjoyed ourselves.
Brian
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Judging by the pictures your not lifting the front so stability shouldn't be a problem. Heavier bars will help with the rear sag but (I'm assuming it's 2wd) with the steering geometry on the 2wd's I would keep the front sitting as near as possible to the unloaded height when towing to avoid alignment issues and running heavier bars will put more weight on the front end. Do you have overload springs? They're the springs that sit on top of the normal springs and only touch when loaded.
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Ok. I don't believe I have the overload springs on the truck. I think I'm ordering an airlift ultimate kit today. They are offering a 50 dollar mail in rebate so that will help. I will still probably get another we'd setup. I found a used equalizer for less than half. I agree with loading the trailer. My concern is I thought it would help with my gmc and it only made it way worse. As far as drivability now. It feels pretty good now. It might bounce an extra time or two in dips but feels very controlled compared to my gmc. Thanks for the replies,
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Other future addons for the truck will be 2" leveling blocks for the front and newer 17" 4wd wheels (I already have the blocks, hoping to get the wheels soon). And will be adding the RS9000 rear shocks.
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So I have ordered an Airlift kit and looks like I will also be picking up the Torklift Stableload setup also. I should not have any sag after this! This puts off me getting the equalizer kit for a few weeks probably but I still think that will be good for the anti sway benefits it will offer.
I will post up after I've connected everything for a follow up. The Good thing is I should have the bags on this weekend and will do the stableload setup in a few weeks so I will have some tow time with just the bags to compare the difference.
Thanks for everyone's help, I hope I'm on the right track now.
Brian
I will post up after I've connected everything for a follow up. The Good thing is I should have the bags on this weekend and will do the stableload setup in a few weeks so I will have some tow time with just the bags to compare the difference.
Thanks for everyone's help, I hope I'm on the right track now.
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Changing one thing at a time is always a good plan, makes it less of a guessing what helps or dosnt.
Good luck you should have an excellent towing truck when your done. I wish I was pulling that camper around, all I pull these days is farm equipment/trailers.
Good luck you should have an excellent towing truck when your done. I wish I was pulling that camper around, all I pull these days is farm equipment/trailers.
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Brian, over many years I played around with different hitches for travel trailers. I never was satisfied with the anti-sway solutions until...I found Hensleymfg.com. I bought the Hensley Arrow and found the money well spent. It is more difficult to hook up-need a backup camera. It is expensive, but over the years I have never felt any sway. Their web site explains some of the theory of why it works, seeing one in person makes it more obvious. But towing a travel trailer with a Hensley in severe cross winds is effortless, even when I had a short wheelbase truck and a 30" travel trailer. I share this information not because I work for them, but because of at least 30,000 miles of hardly feeling the 30 footer back there! They do have used units as well and lighter duty models for smaller trailers. The SuperHitch receiver on my F -250 combined with the Hensley works really well, but it is not cheap. Larry
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Brian the newer ('05+) SuperDuty wheels have a different backspacing than the earlier wheels like your 2000 uses, they will need 2" spacers to fit correctly and have your tires in the stock location. The bolt pattern is the same but when they went to 4X4 coil fronts in '05 the axle widths grew by about 4" or so.
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