Hitch Pin Help
Just bought a new 33IK Silverback and using a Curt Q25 hitch. Trailer is 37' total length and a GVWR of 14K. Pulling with a 2017 GMC 1 ton SWB Diesel. On the way home I noticed chucking. I'm th...
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I have had both Mor-Ryde and Trail Air pin boxes. Both worked equally well when combined with a Pull Rite 18klb fully articulated 5th wheel hitch in the bed of a long bed crew cab.
I don't believe you can ever eliminate ALL chucking, but you can do some simple things to help minimize it.
Have both TV & 5r level when fully loaded and hooked up. My rig has height adjustments in both the pin box and the hitch. Most pin boxes and hitches do, these days.
Remember to allow for clearance between the top of bed rails and the underside of the 5r. This won't do squat for chucking, but it will save damage $.
A good suspension system on the 5r helps. Morryde makes some excellent suspension components that can be installed by any competent suspension mech in a just a few hours. I've used their components on three different rigs and they all work great.
The wheelbase of the TV, the wheelbase of the 5r, and the length of each slab on those concrete roadways has everything to do with the chucking getting started in the first place.
Loading can be a big factor in how the rig rides overall. As with any towed vehicle, you never want more weight behind the axles than on the tongue.
I don't believe you can ever eliminate ALL chucking, but you can do some simple things to help minimize it.
Have both TV & 5r level when fully loaded and hooked up. My rig has height adjustments in both the pin box and the hitch. Most pin boxes and hitches do, these days.
Remember to allow for clearance between the top of bed rails and the underside of the 5r. This won't do squat for chucking, but it will save damage $.
A good suspension system on the 5r helps. Morryde makes some excellent suspension components that can be installed by any competent suspension mech in a just a few hours. I've used their components on three different rigs and they all work great.
The wheelbase of the TV, the wheelbase of the 5r, and the length of each slab on those concrete roadways has everything to do with the chucking getting started in the first place.
Loading can be a big factor in how the rig rides overall. As with any towed vehicle, you never want more weight behind the axles than on the tongue.
