Horrible Bumpy Ride in 1/2 ton pulling TT
Hello to all! We are newbies and just bought a 2014 chevy Silverado Z71 1/2 ton with towing package and a 32 foot 7000lb Springdale Travel Trailer. We love the TT but the ride towing is miserable! We ...
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I went thru that for 2.5 years and 10,000 miles with our Heartland North Trail 26LRSS.
Truck was a 2010 F150 Max Tow 7650lb GVW Super Crew. Trailer weighed 7300lbs loaded @31' OAL.
For the majority of towing early on I ran a 10,000/1000lb EQ hitch with the built in 4pt sway. I tried every trick in the book, but could never get rid of the front to back jerking. I ended up getting a Ram 2500 CTD CC LB. That helped with the control part but not totally with the jerking. JMO here but I am a firm believer that some TT's just don't tow as well as others. I would suspect that those RV transporters would back that up.
I was on here with my troubles and tried everything that was suggested. LT tires, Bilstiens shocks, SuperSprings in the rear, etc. None totally alleviated the problem. I had the proper TW at 900-950lbs. Had the proper weight transfer. The interesting part was that it didn't matter what WD or for that matter even not using one ever made a difference.
Best thing that worked was my 2500 and the new Anderson WD hitch.
This is not to say that you're not adjusted properly or have the right WD hitch. You may get it smoothed out. I never could. Good luck.
Truck was a 2010 F150 Max Tow 7650lb GVW Super Crew. Trailer weighed 7300lbs loaded @31' OAL.
For the majority of towing early on I ran a 10,000/1000lb EQ hitch with the built in 4pt sway. I tried every trick in the book, but could never get rid of the front to back jerking. I ended up getting a Ram 2500 CTD CC LB. That helped with the control part but not totally with the jerking. JMO here but I am a firm believer that some TT's just don't tow as well as others. I would suspect that those RV transporters would back that up.
I was on here with my troubles and tried everything that was suggested. LT tires, Bilstiens shocks, SuperSprings in the rear, etc. None totally alleviated the problem. I had the proper TW at 900-950lbs. Had the proper weight transfer. The interesting part was that it didn't matter what WD or for that matter even not using one ever made a difference.
Best thing that worked was my 2500 and the new Anderson WD hitch.
This is not to say that you're not adjusted properly or have the right WD hitch. You may get it smoothed out. I never could. Good luck.
