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tvfrfireman
Explorer
Jun 18, 2013

Will adjusting B&W pivot arms forward help ride?

I have a B&W with a Companion Fifth Wheel hitch and am trying to improve the ride. Our fiver has about 3800 pounds of pin weight and the trailer is just over 17K. When we hit those bridge and overpa...
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fj12ryder
Explorer III
Jun 18, 2013
Is this on a 1-ton SRW or DRW? I was able help the ride considerably on my DRW by adding enough air to the air bags to get the truck off the overload springs. With the truck on the overloads the ride was extremely rough.

Improving the ride of the 5th wheel can help the ride of the TV too. I noticed a huge improvement when I installed the Dexter EZ Flex system on our toyhauler. We no longer get bounced around by bridge transitions because the trailer handles them better.

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