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BenK
Oct 14, 2014Explorer
Understand the basics and the 'goal' of the setup...the orientation is to have
the TV return the front loaded weight to +/- static/unloaded height/weight...check
your manual on this, as they are all different these days
Tongue weight (actual) should be 13% to 15%
levelness of the trailer should be level at it's highest pointing and I prefer
slightly down...that has solved many others problems with that alone
Of course since towing heavy, the tires should be aired up. Rear of any Sub should
be at max listed on tires sidewalls
Front has room for less, a most all weight on any Sub is behind the drivers
rear door edge, so on the rear axle
Betcha you still have the OEM receiver on your GMT800 Sub. That is probably the
first thing you should check. If you bought used, hope the previous owner switched
it out to a traditional design. The OEM design is dangerous. About $200 bucks
for a traditional designed from after market providers. Plus about 1 hours labor
to remove/install. This one is the biggest problem with GMT800's
the TV return the front loaded weight to +/- static/unloaded height/weight...check
your manual on this, as they are all different these days
Tongue weight (actual) should be 13% to 15%
levelness of the trailer should be level at it's highest pointing and I prefer
slightly down...that has solved many others problems with that alone
Of course since towing heavy, the tires should be aired up. Rear of any Sub should
be at max listed on tires sidewalls
Front has room for less, a most all weight on any Sub is behind the drivers
rear door edge, so on the rear axle
Betcha you still have the OEM receiver on your GMT800 Sub. That is probably the
first thing you should check. If you bought used, hope the previous owner switched
it out to a traditional design. The OEM design is dangerous. About $200 bucks
for a traditional designed from after market providers. Plus about 1 hours labor
to remove/install. This one is the biggest problem with GMT800's
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