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Huntindog
Feb 09, 2015Explorer
I went from the standard length draw bar to the longest one available a few years back, for the same reasons. On my 2001 Silverado dually, I noticed a slightly bumpier ride as if the WD bars were tighter/stronger, when lightly loaded. When loaded heavy, it went away. After a long thread here, including an analysis by Ron Gratz, our resident engineer, the reason was determined to be the WD bars have a greater impact with the longer drawbar. I was going to adjust it down to see, but ended up with a new truck before I got around to it.
The new truck with it's stronger suspension doesn't seem to be affected at all... BTW, this was not a problem at all. Just an observation. I am usually loaded heavy anyways.
The only real downside is the price of a quality drawbar... They ain't cheap.
The new truck with it's stronger suspension doesn't seem to be affected at all... BTW, this was not a problem at all. Just an observation. I am usually loaded heavy anyways.
The only real downside is the price of a quality drawbar... They ain't cheap.
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