Do I need a WDH and an antisway bar?
Vehicle: 2017 RAM 3500 SRW with factory air suspension. Payload 3900 lb. Trailer: TT weighing circa 8000 pounds wet. I'm still shopping for a trailer as well as the hitch and any other accessori...
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I use an Equal-i-zer 1500 pound on my Chevy 3500 duly diesel for my (shipping weight 7769 pounds) 298RE Keystone Outback travel trailer. Yes, 7769 (shipping weight). Add everything to it, and it's over 10,000 pounds.
Get a good weight distribution system. You WILL need it!
Edit:
You should have at a bare minimum 10% tongue weight. At 8000 pounds, that's 800 pounds on the tongue (at only 10%). Now, 800 pounds distributed evenly over the bed of a 3500 truck of any kind will be not noticed at all.
However, 800 pounds hanging 10 inches behond the bumper, well ... that's 800 pounds pulling the rear axle down (probably 2 inches). Mine squats almost 2 inches with 1000 pounds hanging a foot beyond the bumper.
Now, the "minimum" is 10%. Realistically, tongue weight should be 12% - 15%. Add that hanging straight down a foot behond the bumper, and you'll have headlights beeming at the moon!
Get a good weight distribution system. You WILL need it!
Edit:
You should have at a bare minimum 10% tongue weight. At 8000 pounds, that's 800 pounds on the tongue (at only 10%). Now, 800 pounds distributed evenly over the bed of a 3500 truck of any kind will be not noticed at all.
However, 800 pounds hanging 10 inches behond the bumper, well ... that's 800 pounds pulling the rear axle down (probably 2 inches). Mine squats almost 2 inches with 1000 pounds hanging a foot beyond the bumper.
Now, the "minimum" is 10%. Realistically, tongue weight should be 12% - 15%. Add that hanging straight down a foot behond the bumper, and you'll have headlights beeming at the moon!
