2018 GMC Sierra Towing
Looking for advice on towing with a 2018 GMC Sierra with a 2" leveling kit. I have plenty of power towing but having a hard time getting it to ride correctly. Seems as though no matter what I adjust m...
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Bevo10 wrote:
Not to sound stupid but payload is weight in the vehicle correct? If that's the case the only thing in the vehicle would be two people at 350lbs total. No cargo.
Payload is how much available CC you have. It's on a yellow sticker in your driver side door jamb. Add the 350# of people, the 75# or so the WDH weighs, and the tongue weight. This all counts toward payload. Usually tongue weight can be rough calculated to be 10%-15% of trailer weight. Let's assume for a moment that the trailer is fully loaded and weighs 4338. At 13% that's a 563# tongue weight. That's 988# to subtract from the payload.
Here's a question, is the 4,338# dry weight or GVWR, in other words how much does it weigh ready to camp?
Grit dog wrote:
How much does it sag the truck when you drop the trailer on? Would have to be VERY tongue heavy trailer at that weight to make much difference in steering.
Actually that's not necessarily true. Just 1/2 inch in increased front fender height can make for a scary ride in a 30 mph cross wind. And 4400# is enough weight on a 150/1500 series truck to need a WDH.
And yes, those AT tires can be a problem. I just replaced my tires with OEM speced tires and it's a world of improvement from the AT tires I had for 3 years.
