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With weight distribution and sway control... how much should it sag?

Discussion in 'Towing & Hauling' started by jstyle, Feb 21, 2019.

  1. Feb 21, 2019 at 5:22 PM
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    jstyle

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    So I just drove my 2016 crew max home with a new 26’ 5700lbs camper behind it and I’m not sure the dealer has it set up properly...

    How much sag do you guys normally have for a set up like this with weight and sway on there? I have about half an inch up front and two and a half inches of sag in the back. The camper is level and everything and the space between the tire and the fender is the same all around but I just don’t feel like it’s right.

    I have a husky weight and sway control (https://www.huskytow.com/wp-includes/pdfs/Literature/H-1-A_HITCH_1.pdf) and it’s really creaking loudly much more so than the previous trailer I had hooked up.

    Is there something wrong or am I just being paranoid?
     
  2. Feb 21, 2019 at 5:34 PM
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    My truck sagged alot before I installed the bump stop helper sorry forget the name right now .But the creaking is throwing me off. But it is brand new correct ? And my sway bars I can't even put on unless I'm cranked all the way up with the camper hooked to the hitch .not sure if any of that helps or not. Not a great pick but that is the helper I put on mine.

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  3. Feb 21, 2019 at 5:36 PM
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    Also not the best pics but their is a beforw and after the helper bump stops

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  4. Feb 21, 2019 at 5:42 PM
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    Seems like the ball may be too high. Ball would need to he dropped, but then WD would need to be readjusted as well.

    I'm 3/1. Around 6500 loaded. Equalizer hitch. Trailer and truck sit level. Rear sags almost 2" without WD and only sags about 1" with WD hooked up.
     
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    @Mnorris1206 Damn that is a lot of sag. What’s your trailer weigh?
     
  6. Feb 21, 2019 at 5:44 PM
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    The golf cart in the bed is something I only ever see in 1 ton trucks. The cart has got to weigh over 1k, gas or electric.
     
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    Yep no longer have it. It was a gas. Around 850#s the trailor is @5400 dry .But I was pushing it bad with the golf cart in the bed. Now that I no longer travel with that truck pulls great .O btw used to camp with the golf cart only like 20 miles from home lol no high way .I'm not crazy haha well maybe a little.
     
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  8. Feb 21, 2019 at 6:24 PM
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    Two and a half in. sag in rear? Might need to put more tension on those spring bars. Think in terms of your back wheels acting as a fulcrum where the spring bars send tongue weight to your front wheels. Those spring bars are like the handles on a wheelbarrow.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anhi8lo4Od0
    With that said you should know I'm a strong advocate for getting to the scales. Weigh your truck, weigh your truck and trailer for the Gross combined vehicle weight rating (GCVWR), note the axle specs listed on your drivers door pillar as well as other specs.
    CAT scales will give you individual axle weights, https://catscale.com/how-to-weigh/ if you're over on your rear and plenty to spare on the front send some of that tongue load to your steering axle. It's ugly when you hit bouncy terrain and your steering axle leaves the ground.
     
  9. Feb 21, 2019 at 7:57 PM
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    Airbags close off the space when swapped into where the stock bumpstops would be.

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    So in addition to providing support, when you hit a bump you don’t have as much travel dropping you below level.

    If the tension bars are correct and both the trailer and the truck are level at a standstill, is this what you’re feeling, an awkward bounce at the back during the drive?
     
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