bakerkids wrote:
Barney, if he ends up purchasing the Laramie, with a 9,095 tow capacity, Hemi, heavy duty cooling, class IV hitch receiver, tow package, etc., it's possible he may not need the weight distribution part, correct? Just the sway bars and hitch?
It is quite possible he could get away without one BUT that 700lbs will still unload the front axle by the same amount no matter if it is a 1500 or a 2500. The effect may be different but the unloading will be the same. He would probably enjoy the tow much better by using a simple WD hitch like the one I mentioned.
If he were to just purchase a sway bar then the hookup would take almost as long as it would using the whole WD part and he would have to mount the sway bar brackets on his tongue and hitch head. Might as well use a regular WD hitch head if you are going to do that. If you are going to use the WD hitch head, you might as well go ahead and use the spring bars also because it will give you a better, safer ride than without. It only takes a minute or so to hook them up so might as well use them.
I can see no good reason to not use WD when towing a travel trailer. Yes, there are lots of reasons but not any GOOD ones in my opinion. For those of you that like to jump on comments, I am not talking about extreme rigs - just the average good ol travel trailer/truck combinations.
Barney
