Question for the Reese Dual Cam pro's !
OK, so I just purchased a 2005 2500HD CC SB. We went camping the next day. Let me see if I can explain this right. My hitch measurements are the same from my 2500 Suburban. Truck and camper sit l...
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CampingN.C. wrote:#40Fan wrote:
Correct me if I am wrong, but when you go from 5 links to 6 links the cams are not centered anymore. Might be close, but not like they would have been at 5 where you set them up previously.
Excellent point, and that could explain the way it felt at 6 links. I didn't even look at that.
Still, I'm not sure how to get adequate pressure on the cams with virtually no rear squat, without simply adding weight?
Hi Camping NC,
I use to tow with a 2003 K2500 Burb and I know some about the era 2500HD you have.
You need to find out the actual loaded tongue weight of the camper and the total weight of the camper and figure out what the real tongue weight percentage is. That is step 1. Get the camper balance right
I would not change the WD bars until you have actual weights. And if you are above 800# on a Trunnion bar hitch (you did not say which hitch you had) you will need the 1,200# bars unless you are over 1,200#.
The 2500HD once setup correctly with hitch and camper should tow the TT better than the Burb. The 2500HD has heavier suspension and a longer wheel base.
Tire pressure can make or break a rig. As well as the brand of tire. The 2500HD is already on LT tires but do not know if you are on stock tires/rims or oversize tires and then what pressure are you running at?
Load the truck bed like you go camping, get the TT balance to 13 to 15% loaded TW per TT GVW and reset the entire hitch including the cams for proper WD. You said the truck was level, this is not an measure of proper WD setting, it may come out that way by fortune but not the end goal of WD setting. Need to get the front end close to unhitched height/weight or above and not below on your style front end suspension . The rear needs to be squatting. If you have a 1,000# to 1,200# TW, the rear will be about 1" to 1.5" down on rear fender height from unhitched once WD is all done setting up.
The right pressure on the cams comes along for the ride when the hitch is setup correctly and the TT is balanced correctly.
What hitch style do you have? Trunnion or round bar? Any chance of some hitched up pic's?
Hope this helps
John
