Went on the maiden voyage this weekend. On the way down, I had it set to the amount of links were the truck was a little low in the back, but the front fender same height as unloaded. 100 miles down and it didn't drive as good as I had hoped. I had a full tank of gas which I didn't account for when making measurements last week.
On the way home I went one link tighter (where my front fender was 1/4" lower than unloaded) and it towed much better. I was able to keep a constant 65 mph and the truck felt better balanced.
The only time I was a bit concerned was when a vehicle passed me. It realllly sucks the trailer towards the vehicle. This is my first time towing something with this much square footage of trailer side so it caught me off guard. I imagine this is normal. It did pull straight after the initial suction.
I also drained the fresh water tank (that the dealer had filled up) before heading home from campsite. I am not sure of the location but that's another 250 lbs not sloshing around which I am sure helped.
As the truck went through gas it seemed to tow better as well. On the way home I only filled up 3/4 of the way instead of full tank. The Tundra got roughly 9mpg on the way home keeping around 65 mph. On the way down I was a little slower due to traffic and uneasy towing setup and was getting about 10 mpg @ 55mph which is pretty amazing to me. Once I hit open roads and cruised at 60 it started to go down.
I think once I get more stuff out of the bed and a little more tow time I will be a little more comfortable. When the vehicles passed and sucked the trailer a little the truck kept it under control, which I imagine is typical of a good setup.
