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groundhogy
Explorer
Jan 12, 2015

hunting for a tow vehicle and anti sway gear..

Hi All, I put a deposit on an airstream 29 foot overall length. Like 5700 lb empty weight, maybe 500-600 lbs tongue weight. Approximate numbers. I have learned of the need for anti-sway type gea...
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lawrosa
Explorer
Jan 12, 2015
OK best bet is to find what tow vehicle you want to buy and input #'s here.

http://www.campinglife.com/tow-ratings-database/


Or look through the PDF's here..

http://www.trailerlife.com/trailer-towing-guides/


example. on the first link put in 2005/ chevy / express van / ext wheel base 2 wd..

You see the many offerings based on engine size and rear gear ratio.. Whatever you look at you need to make sure you find the exact gear ratio.. Engine size is easy to know. gears not so easy..

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