New truck, New trailer, TONS of sway!
I recently took delivery of our 2015 Prowler 32pbhs trailer and towed it home with my 2015 f150 ecoboost pickup. The dealer I bought it from also sold me and installed a blue ox sway pro system. The...
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Yes, I believe an improperly setup hitch can cause what you are feeling. I personally am of the mind that your truck is probably on the edge. Don't assume you have LT tires, in all likelihood, they are probably P rated tires if they are OEM.
Just as a point of comparison, and everyone's comfort level is different, my previous rig was a 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 short bed, and I had a TT that was 30' tip to tail. Loaded weight was 7000. Tongue weight was 900. My cargo capacity was less than yours (1680). 900lb tongue weight, 100 lb for hitch, and approx 400 for passengers, and I was under my cargo capacity by about 280. I felt like I was pretty much at the max I wanted to be, and while it was okay pulling, I upgraded the truck to a 3/4 ton. Since then I've also upgraded the trailer and am way happier and way more comfortable.
You can probably make it work with your rig, but as someone pointed above, if you are on the edge, little changes will have much larger impacts.
Get the hitch dialed in. You can set it up pretty dang close without weighing. Blue Ox instructions are pretty straight forward. You just need to take pre hook up measurements on front and rear wheel well. Goal is to get front wheel well at same height hooked up, as it was unhooked. Rear should be about an inch or less lower. Then tow to get it weighed. You will need three weights.. Truck alone, truck with trailer with WD bars in place, and truck with trailer with WD bars removed.
Of course, you want to do this setup, with the trailer packed as you intend to camp. If you set it up dry, depending on how much weight you add, you may have to do it again.
My new trailer, a 32ft Lacrosse (36 ft total) is 8300 lbs dry. I personally would not want to tow it with a 1/2 ton, even if the weight numbers were okay. I know the trailer is back there even with my 2500 Ram CTD. Cruising down the freeway at 1700 RPM's and just humming along is nice though.
Just rambling thoughts. Before I ran and sold the truck, I would try to dial it in. But, I suspect you're still not going to be totally happy. I'd bet you lunch that a 3/4 ton will be in your future.
Mike
Just as a point of comparison, and everyone's comfort level is different, my previous rig was a 2011 GMC Sierra 1500 short bed, and I had a TT that was 30' tip to tail. Loaded weight was 7000. Tongue weight was 900. My cargo capacity was less than yours (1680). 900lb tongue weight, 100 lb for hitch, and approx 400 for passengers, and I was under my cargo capacity by about 280. I felt like I was pretty much at the max I wanted to be, and while it was okay pulling, I upgraded the truck to a 3/4 ton. Since then I've also upgraded the trailer and am way happier and way more comfortable.
You can probably make it work with your rig, but as someone pointed above, if you are on the edge, little changes will have much larger impacts.
Get the hitch dialed in. You can set it up pretty dang close without weighing. Blue Ox instructions are pretty straight forward. You just need to take pre hook up measurements on front and rear wheel well. Goal is to get front wheel well at same height hooked up, as it was unhooked. Rear should be about an inch or less lower. Then tow to get it weighed. You will need three weights.. Truck alone, truck with trailer with WD bars in place, and truck with trailer with WD bars removed.
Of course, you want to do this setup, with the trailer packed as you intend to camp. If you set it up dry, depending on how much weight you add, you may have to do it again.
My new trailer, a 32ft Lacrosse (36 ft total) is 8300 lbs dry. I personally would not want to tow it with a 1/2 ton, even if the weight numbers were okay. I know the trailer is back there even with my 2500 Ram CTD. Cruising down the freeway at 1700 RPM's and just humming along is nice though.
Just rambling thoughts. Before I ran and sold the truck, I would try to dial it in. But, I suspect you're still not going to be totally happy. I'd bet you lunch that a 3/4 ton will be in your future.
Mike
