Truck squat question
How much does the rear of your truck squat once hitched and landing gear are up? Never owned a 5er before so just curious.
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rhagfo wrote:SUMRX4 wrote:
Have a 21 GMC 3500 SRW and a 21 KZ 387FLF. I’m within my trucks weight limits but just curious what was typical. Having never towed a 5th before I didn’t know what to expect. I’m considering adding Timbrens just to keep it level.
Well are you sure you are within limits? Have you scaled your TV ready to go with all passengers? Have you weighed the combination?
16,200# GVWR 22% of that puts pin at 3,564#, + hitch, + stuff in bed.
Beat me to it.
If you are up at 25% pin weight, that's north of 4000lb out of the trucks payload.
5ers are usually in the 20-25% range for pin weight.
Of course it depends on how much sag you have. Usually they sit a little high in the rear empty so an inch or two of squat usually just gets the truck close to level. If your headlights are scanning the treetops when loaded, airbags/sumo/timbrens are options to limit squat...this presumes you aren't over the weight limits for the truck.
