Suspension advice needed
Recently weighed my truck and fifth wheel and discovered that the truck weighs 10,000 pounds with the trailer attached. That was without my wife and dog. That happens to be the GVWR also, so I am a ...
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diplomatdon wrote:
Well Frank it seems you don't understand what I was saying. I never said take all the weight off of the hitch, just several hundred to get his GVW down to where it is legal. Several hundred lbs is not going to affect the stability. A thousand yes but not couple hundred. Over 40 years experience and over 3 million miles. I know how to shift weight without destabilizing the handling. If you disagree then explain your reasoning.
I agree with you on this. I can't really tell a difference between having just my 5th wheel on the truck or having my 5th wheel on the truck with my boat on the back of the 5th wheel. The boat puts 500# right on the very back end of the 5th wheel.It doesn't change the ride or the handling enough to even notice.
On a side note though, my 500# is added to the 5th wheel at about 6" behind the rear cap on the outside. It removes around 300# off of my pin weight. If that 500# was added to the inside say 2' in from the back wall that number would drop to only removing 160# or so from the pin. now if one could take 300 or so pounds out of the basement or front closet and move it to the rear then you might gain some room on the truck but 300# is quite a bit of stuff to store in the floor. LOL
