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miyzfrider
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May 12, 2013

New shocks for '06 GMC Sierra 1500HD?? (Rear end bounce)

We recently acquired a 2006 GMC 1500HD to pull our new Palomino Solaire TT. The truck has about 66000 miles on it, and brand new Michelin tires. The issue I'm having is just that there seems to ...
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skipnchar
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May 12, 2013
How stout are your WD bars? Sounds like they may be too light for your tongue weight. Size them as close as possible to 15% of your trailers GVWR (without being under that weight). If the truck is not bouncing when NOT towing it's not likely shocks will help you much. Soft springs and light weight WD bars can cause what you describe very easily.
Good luck. / Skip

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