Slipp wrote:
I agree with all of you and I appreciate you guys giving input.
We traveled from NOLA to Central Louisiana today. I pulled over at the Laplace Travel Center and removed the geny hitch and readjusted the blueox.
Instantly had a better towing experience. The rubber band effect is gone. The front to back push/pull is mostly gone. Seesaw greatly reduced. I haven't totally covered the US yet, but I think these roads are some of the worst in the country.
It was a bit windy on our drive and I was experiencing rear end sway along with some seesaw due to bad roads. 3.5 visible chain links and 40lbs in the Firestone air bags. Tongue is 21" from bottom of frame and rear of trailer about 23", rear of truck is approx 1 inch higher than front. Measurements sound okay?
We are pulling out on Wednesday for a 3 or 4 day trek to Oceanside, CA. I have intentions to replace all 4 of the stock rancho shocks with Bilstein monotubes and ideally the hellwig rear sway as well, before we leave.
I'd be happy to report back during our trip to CA.
Thank you all.
When you say 3.5 chain links visible.....from where? Is that from the top of the spring bar to the bottom of the lift bracket? If so, I think you could easily tighten it up by an additional link. If you are still using the supplied lift bracket wrench, you should get a 2’ X 1/2” drive breaker bar, an extension, and a socket. Much better than the supplied wrench.
