Huntindog
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Cummins12V98 wrote:Bionic Man wrote:It settles 2 1/4” with the RV on the truck. It is enough that some oncoming drivers were flashing their lights. Would have got the air suspension if I ordered the truck.
Bigger tires are for aesthetics. They won’t be huge but I’ve never been a fan of stock size.
You want the truck to set "LEVEL" and ride on the overloads. Yes I get flashed at times but oh well! I set 55" top rear bed to ground with factory rear air. LOVE it!!! Headlights are adjustable to fix this.
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Cummins12V98
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fj12ryder wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Bionic Man wrote:It settles 2 1/4” with the RV on the truck. It is enough that some oncoming drivers were flashing their lights. Would have got the air suspension if I ordered the truck.
Bigger tires are for aesthetics. They won’t be huge but I’ve never been a fan of stock size.
You want the truck to set "LEVEL" and ride on the overloads. Yes I get flashed at times but oh well! I set 55" top rear bed to ground with factory rear air. LOVE it!!! If the truck is down on the overloads it's going to ride pretty rough. I put bags on my old truck because it set down on the overloads, and rode like a lumber wagon. Got it off the overloads and it was fine. JME of course.
But FWIW, it looks like it's sitting a bit low in the rear. The truck that is.
100% disagree! Loaded you want the truck on the overloads that is what they are there for. They stop a lot of bouncing.
Pic could be deceiving. I highly doubt the truck is setting low rear with at the most 2,400# pin weight.
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ROFL. Guy posts a picture of his new truck and you tool bags are arguing about springs, headlights and def tanks…lol.
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fj12ryder
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Cummins12V98 wrote:...100% disagree! Loaded you want the truck on the overloads that is what they are there for. They stop a lot of bouncing.
Pic could be deceiving. I highly doubt the truck is setting low rear with at the most 2,400# pin weight. We'll have to agree to disagree. My statement was from actual experience, so I stand by what I said.
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Bionic Man
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Cummins12V98 wrote:fj12ryder wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:Bionic Man wrote:It settles 2 1/4” with the RV on the truck. It is enough that some oncoming drivers were flashing their lights. Would have got the air suspension if I ordered the truck.
Bigger tires are for aesthetics. They won’t be huge but I’ve never been a fan of stock size.
You want the truck to set "LEVEL" and ride on the overloads. Yes I get flashed at times but oh well! I set 55" top rear bed to ground with factory rear air. LOVE it!!! If the truck is down on the overloads it's going to ride pretty rough. I put bags on my old truck because it set down on the overloads, and rode like a lumber wagon. Got it off the overloads and it was fine. JME of course.
But FWIW, it looks like it's sitting a bit low in the rear. The truck that is.
100% disagree! Loaded you want the truck on the overloads that is what they are there for. They stop a lot of bouncing.
Pic could be deceiving. I highly doubt the truck is setting low rear with at the most 2,400# pin weight.
How does your truck sit when loaded? With the air suspension I’d assume that it sits at the same level as empty.
I’ve had 4 vehicles with OEM air suspension, and they all sat at the same level wether loaded or empty. That’s why I will go to airbags.
And the photo is not deceiving. I measured it. The truck settles 2 1/4” with the trailer on it.
I appreciate the comments about aligning the headlights but doing that would be a compromise for visibility of loaded vs unloaded. And it doesn’t change the way it looks.
Apparently some like the saggy look. I don’t.
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We're on day 3 with this topic and I'm shocked that the President of the marketing arm of B&W Trailer Hitches hasn't commented about the Anderson hitch. ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/scratchead.gif "scratchead")
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I never felt a dually truck was a training vehicle I felt it was the smart way to tow a large fifth. Looks great sitting in our garage now.
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Grit dog
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FishOnOne wrote:We're on day 3 with this topic and I'm shocked that the President of the marketing arm of B&W Trailer Hitches hasn't commented about the Anderson hitch.
Too wound up about overload springs….
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Bionic Man
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That makes two of us.
I actually requested the B&W and the trailer dealer I went to said they would sell me one but I would regret it. “Everyone is going to these Anderson’s”. Big selling point was to be able to lift it out of the truck by yourself. It’s incredibly light. I like it so far.
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And to kick more sand, I’ll probably do BFGs instead of Michelin. ![[emoticon]](https://forums.goodsamclub.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/cool.gif "cool")
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