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Halmfamily wrote:
I added Torklift Stableloads to our truck last spring and it made a huge difference in bouncing especially overy bridge abutments. With the Stableloads the overload leafs are being utilized all the time. Tomorrow my son is installing get Bilstein 5100 shocks on the rear. This should be a huge improvement over the OEM shocks on the truck.
โJan-21-2017 11:40 AM
mekkerl wrote:
We are about to start our second season with our TV and 5'r in April. Our first season, last year, was great, but the towing experience seemed less than satisfactory. Some bucking, minor bouncing, etc. Unfortunately, I have nothing to compare it to as this is our first truck/5'r experience.
Does it buck, bounce, etc in all conditions?...all roads?...at all
speeds?
Or just some times and if so...have you ID'd under what circumstances?
Like a certain time of day...only on a certain section of road...only
on certain types of road...only at certain speeds...only when loaded
or empty or half loaded/fully loaded ?
On the loaded part, applies to both the TV and trailer
I've been reading some posts on those who had a better experience towing after they changed out the shocks on their TV. So that brings me to my question...what 'small' modifications can I do to help the towing experience for me and my family of six?
Shocks?
Sway Bar?
Pin Box?
Before adding new components or swapping out stuff...answer the
questions above
That will help ID the culprit(s) and/or reduce the choices of what
to add or swap out. Otherwise it can be very expensive and still
not solve the root cause...to have just a band aide...
"Sway Bar"...if you mean a anti-lean bar for the TV's rear...not a
fan of it...unless either you are going to boulevard race it when
empty, or for towing...also change the front anti-lean bar to match
the OEM dialed in torsional rigidity of the TV to keep the dialed
in under-steer.
"Under-Steer" and "Over-Steer" tendencies are dialed in (designed
in) by the OEM engineering team for all the conditions they are
told to design for. From empty, to half loaded, to fully loaded, to
towing a light trailer, to towing a heavy trailer, etc
"Under-Steer" and "Over-steer" is generally towards the top of
the performance conditions. Speed, acceleration/deceleration, straight
line, curves, etc
Bucking/bouncing generally has the shocks involved, but not solely
I just assumed that buying a late model (2013) 1-ton Diesel meant I would be getting the best towing experience without the need of modifications.
Not an absolute, it depends on lots of stuff
Your dually can tow that curb weight Space Shuttle much faster and
longer than that half ton...but it will not be able to go out on the free way...etc
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