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Old 07-02-2014, 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Marcusjolaine
How well does your set up pull? Mine starts to sway at about 60-65mph.
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Trailer is 7000 lbs dry. Towed it 150 miles with the setup pictured, no sway noticed at 60-65, or any other speed below that. Lowered the hitch 1.5 inches and towed it about 50 miles. May have tracked a bit better, and still no sway, but it was so windy out it was hard to tell. I never towed in such a strong cross wind with such a big trailer, it can really blow you sideways! Still no sway but having the whole truck and trailer move sideways as a unit is a real eye opener! I use an Equal-I-Zer brand hitch with 1000 lb bars.

I was just comparing the pics of my truck vs your truck in regards to the ride height. In the setup of my WD hitch, I run it pretty tight and have returned the front truck height to stock height without the trailer. My rear height is lower than stock by 1". It looks to me that your rear wheel wells have a larger space than the front. That would indicate to me that there is not enough tongue weight. With a trailer that size, proper tongue weight ought to weigh down the back a little, even with a WD hitch.
Thanks for the feedback. I have airbags and make multiple adjustments while driving. I've researched the forum a little bit and I'm leaning toward my 4ply P275/65R18 tires causing too much sway. My research show P tires are passenger car rated tires. Looking at going to the E rated 10ply tires.
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About the same speed as your talking about not much just to notice next trip going to tightes distribution bars up get some more weight on the front of the truck. It will be my third trip with it.
Old 07-02-2014, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Marcusjolaine
How well does your set up pull? Mine starts to sway at about 60-65mph.
Make sure your WDH is adjusted properly to put more weight on the front tires and, if you have P-rated tires, pump them up to 44 psi.
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I'll echo the WDH. Looking at your Pics, you have a lot of gap between the front tires and the top of the wheel well. You want the front of the truck to be sitting at about stick ride height if the WDH is setup correctly.
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With bags, it can be difficult to get enough weight transferred. You may need to add more head tilt or pick up another link.
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Old 07-02-2014, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffinthebag
For a good trucker/RV gps is the garmin 760 lmt (the one I have ) or the smaller 5 inch 560lmt. I recommend the 760lmt , I love it.
I use my ipad for a GPS. It works extremely well and the screen size makes it easy to see.
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Old 07-02-2014, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 93Cobra#2771
With bags, it can be difficult to get enough weight transferred. You may need to add more head tilt or pick up another link.
Thanks for the input. I agree, once you have airbags it takes more tweaking to get things right.
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