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Old Apr 9, 2023 | 11:29 AM
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If your vehicle was purchased with the $2000.00 Tow Package do you have the onboard scales feature & CCD? And how to tell if you do?
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Old Apr 9, 2023 | 11:35 AM
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The tow package has nothing to do on board scales or CCD directly. They are all separate options.

The easiest way to tell what you have is to look at the window sticker that lists the specs of the truck.

Otherwise, CCD is easy to see because the shocks don’t look like normal shocks. They have big square/rectangular bodies with a wire plugged into them. Very easy to see in the rear.

Scales are a bit harder to tell from the outside, but all trucks with scales will have a level sensor in the front (as well as back, but so do trucks without scales). So if you see a little sensor with an arm up by the top of the coil that looks similar to the obvious level sensor in the rear attached to the leaf spring, that truck will have scales.
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Old Apr 9, 2023 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DuneRunr;[url=tel:7404858
7404858]The tow package has nothing to do on board scales or CCD directly. They are all separate options.

The easiest way to tell what you have is to look at the window sticker that lists the specs of the truck.

Otherwise, CCD is easy to see because the shocks don’t look like normal shocks. They have big square/rectangular bodies with a wire plugged into them. Very easy to see in the rear.

Scales are a bit harder to tell from the outside, but all trucks with scales will have a level sensor in the front (as well as back, but so do trucks without scales). So if you see a little sensor with an arm up by the top of the coil that looks similar to the obvious level sensor in the rear attached to the leaf spring, that truck will have scales.
trucks with the auto level headlamps and without CCD have ONLY the LHS ride height sensors. Check for a right rear ride height sensor. This is the easiest way to tell if you have scales without CCD

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Old Apr 9, 2023 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dolsen
trucks with the auto level headlamps and without CCD have ONLY the LHS ride height sensors. Check for a right rear ride height sensor. This is the easiest way to tell if you have scales without CCD
So trucks with leveling lights, but no scales or CCD only level sensors on the drivers side? I didn’t know that. Interesting.

My truck has sensors on all 4 corners, but I have leveling lights and scales.
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Old Apr 9, 2023 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DuneRunr;[url=tel:7405115
7405115[/url]]So trucks with leveling lights, but no scales or CCD only level sensors on the drivers side? I didn’t know that. Interesting.

My truck has sensors on all 4 corners, but I have leveling lights and scales.
correct, auto level adjustment comes from differential ride height from from to rear, and that is achieved by LHS ride height sensors only. And then CCD or CCD and scales have different front and rear damper, but CCD equipped trucks have front right and left ride height sensors only. The only build that has the right rear ride height sensor are trucks with scales but without CCD.

An aside, scales and/or CCD require a use of the VDM (vehicle dynamics module). Trucks without either scales or CCD do not have a VDM.
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