towing ride
What causes a "bucking bronco" ride which is very hard to stop? Is it a throttle issue or a suspension issue or something else? This condition seems to start with bumpy roads and often at slower spe...
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emillsboro wrote:
5th wheel porpoising.
Kingpin load wt 1920 which is 18%
5vr wt 10700
TV rear axle wt is 5140
This doesn't change much for the cure.
Check the Fresh Water tank if it is over or forward of the 5er axles Fill it to increase pin weight.
Very Good SHOCKS for the TV Bilstein's 5100's or 4600's your choice!
Get the 5er Level, or slightly nose down. Bigger wheels/tires, flip the axles from above the springs to below the springs.
SHOCKS on the 5er,if you question, watch it in the mirror on a rough road.
Tire pressure, not the 80 psi on the side wall. 245's carry 3,042# ea. at 80 psi 6,084 total 5140/6084= 85% so about 65 to 70 psi in the rears.
