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 03-11-2006, 08:16 Post: 125943
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  air springs or weight dist hitch

Given the parameters it seems on the face of it you don't need either. Why? Assuming your springs are good, you mention the rear springs bottoming out. That is an indication you have way too much tongue weight which is causing the truck to behave like standing on the back of a child's skateboard. You might want to move your load back 6 or 8 inches and you might be amazed to see the back of the truck go up a lot. Another option is if you can't move the load backward is to remove and reweld the spring hangers to get a target weight distribution of 60/40 with 10 percent of the load and trailer on the hitch ball. I have done the above with the expected results (refer to your owners manual as to what number not to exceed which I have a hunch is probably no more than 500lb.). And I have used weight dist. hitches (WDH) too. WDH are good for long trailers which tend to catch cross winds which can get a truck and trailer fish-tailing. The down fall with WDH is literally you are transferring the truck and trailer weight to the front wheels and the trailer wheels---the weight is taken off the rear truck wheels, which, if not set up properly will result in a loss of rear wheel traction/braking (ask me how I know)---especially when approaching/exiting a steep driveway or even steeply embanked railroad tracks. (Conversly, driving over a large hump cancels the effects of the WDH) It can be embarrassing when you have get out in traffic you have stopped only to get and let the tension off the trailer hitch. Or go sliding around a right turn jackknife-style. Air bags are not the solution either as you probably have exceeded the tongue weight and will get the skateboarding-effect and ultimately nothing was solved but the height of the rear of the truck.






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I'm with Rankin---there's nothing like peace of mind with a well-thought out and executed truck and trailer rig. Like Cruise Control -- just set it and forget it.






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