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I have a 2022 F250 CCSB and pull a 5500lb car trailer. I previously pulled it with my '06 Duramax Chevy with air bags. The F250 squats about 1.5" when the trailer is hooked up. The truck seems pretty level to me. Do I need to worry about adding Timbrens or air bags to this set up?
Edit to add: The truck seems pretty level when hooked to the trailer. It has not been leveled, so it has some rake when unloaded.
Does the truck feel stable? Open or enclosed trailer? Guessing open, if it feels solid and stable when towing it's probably fine. Could add bags or a weight distribution hitch if you feel it needs it.
10% tongue weight on a 5500lb trailer shouldn't bring you down 1.5". Whats your tongue weight? Id start there and adjust your load before worrying about the truck side.
Does the truck feel stable? Open or enclosed trailer? Guessing open, if it feels solid and stable when towing it's probably fine. Could add bags or a weight distribution hitch if you feel it needs it.
-Steve
It's an open trailer, which is nice as the wind drag isn't too bad. Truck feels stable up to 80mph (as fast as I ever go towing). It doesn't wander or bounce. Suspension is stock as it came from Ford.
10% tongue weight on a 5500lb trailer shouldn't bring you down 1.5". Whats your tongue weight? Id start there and adjust your load before worrying about the truck side.
I need to get to a scale and check the tongue weight. It's a tandem axle aluminum trailer and the car is a C7 Corvette. I could roll it back some on the trailer if I had to, but the truck handles well right now.
"the truck seems pretty much level to me" tells me a lot (it's not squatting too much" A f250 will have nice comfortable springs for daily rides which compress under load to provide safe load capacity. Unloaded the rear appears high, so people put a level kit on it, and makes it sag, relatively, more when loaded, then they add airbags to even it out. my guess, without seeing your truck, is that it ok. If you pull a lot with the trailer and find the handling is not up to par, then look at remediation treatments.
Here is the truck and trailer loaded. Squat was about 3/4". It looks pretty level to me. Maybe a slight squat. So I think that is good enough, if it tows well this weekend. If not, maybe add the RAS springs.
I always consider too much squat to be when your headlights shine too high. Not sure how much or how little square that is. And you have to consider the bouncing which makes it squat more and less as you drive. Maybe see where the lights shine with and without the trailer attached?
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