2+ weeks into Artic Fox 27-5L

laknox wrote:
Philh, remember that the suspension components you added, are =unsprung=, meaning that there's no affect on the =frame=. While they do affect your total weight, they should not be affecting pin weight. If you have weights pre-IS/disk brakes, subtract that from current weights to find out how much the mods added. Add that amount to your total GVW since you're NOT carrying that weight (only "towing" it). Also, and I've known people who freaked out when they didn't do this, make sure you're weighing with empty black and grey tanks and minimal fresh water. If you're still heavier than you'd like to be, pull everything out and see what's necessary vs what's "nice to have". See if there's anything you can transfer to the truck, especially the "nice-to-haves". Also, see if there's anything you can shift from front to rear.

Lyle

Your points are spot on. We're trying to figure out how much unsprung wt I added, and it appears it may be about 700 lbs. WRT pin wt, I'm struggling to figure out how I got so heavy on the pin. I'm actually leaning towards a bad cat scale wt. There's no way I've added that much wt to the trailer, but I may be surprised. We'll weigh it on the way home, and when I get a chance, I'll weigh MY truck too, as I am using a similar truck as a surrogate wt. It will be a little lighter than when I weighed the rig, but not by much. I'm barely into the helper springs and when I measured the ground to wheel well lip loaded vs unloaded, I went from rear 41.5" --> 39.5, front from 40.5 --> 39.75. This is not computing in my head with being near GAWR. I do have a lot of stuff in front compartment and under the bed, which is going to translate all to the pin, but there's now way I've added that much wt.