Need towing advice
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Mountain Pass
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Yeah, I had a 2003 VW Jetta that had a lot of body roll from the factory. At some point, I added a rear sway bar, and boy did it make that car handle like it should have from the factory. But it might be the same thing -- it might have been harder to sell the GLI/GTI if the stock Jetta performed that well!
I continue to be completely blown away by this truck. My friends tell me that my neck is getting redder by the day - lol. Seriously, I absolutely love it, and I can see never owning a car again!
I continue to be completely blown away by this truck. My friends tell me that my neck is getting redder by the day - lol. Seriously, I absolutely love it, and I can see never owning a car again!
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From: Nancy
It might be a good idea to check your shocks out. I have had my 2010 for about 2 years now and have hauled about 1.5 tons of gravel in the bed, a car hauler loaded with a 3 to 5,000 car and truck as well as multiple cargo trailers. When I first bought it I did notice that it squatted more than I was comfortable with and it swayed a lot too. Replaced the shocks and it was a lot better. You have to keep in mind that these trucks are now somewhere around 11 years old and leveling kits do tend to wear suspension parts out quite a bit quicker. Another thing to consider is a sway hitch from like Draw-tite or something along those lines. Honestly I've towed many things with my truck and even my neighbors 2013 Silverado 1500 and found that they both road and hauled pretty similarly.
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Mountain Pass
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It might be a good idea to check your shocks out. I have had my 2010 for about 2 years now and have hauled about 1.5 tons of gravel in the bed, a car hauler loaded with a 3 to 5,000 car and truck as well as multiple cargo trailers. When I first bought it I did notice that it squatted more than I was comfortable with and it swayed a lot too. Replaced the shocks and it was a lot better. You have to keep in mind that these trucks are now somewhere around 11 years old and leveling kits do tend to wear suspension parts out quite a bit quicker. Another thing to consider is a sway hitch from like Draw-tite or something along those lines. Honestly I've towed many things with my truck and even my neighbors 2013 Silverado 1500 and found that they both road and hauled pretty similarly.
With the leveling kit it was already squatting on level ground, so yesterday I had the leveling kit removed. Now it is raked toward the front like it should be (when the back is unloaded), and today I had an alignment done -- as expected, the toe was way out on both sides. I'm going to tow with this setup, and I will be looking to get a WDH if I still need one, but hopefully I don't, considering the weight of my trailer. We shall see how it does.
Thanks so much to everyone for all the suggestions.
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