Newbie with a few questions
Hello all I recently purchased a TC with the intent of moving my pets and family to Washington State from Arizona and subsequently exploring the PNW on the weekends with maybe some forays north of t...
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kohldad wrote:
Before going to the 19.5s, check your weights with everything loaded. With using a weight distribution hitch, I think you will find you are running over GVWR but under GAWR. The GAWR is the most important numbers in my opinion. You will find the rear axle limited by the tires.
I run a similar setup with my 2,400# TC and pulled a 6,000# jeep/trailer setup which added 650# to the front axle. I did not run a weight distribution hitch on this setup and still was under the GAWR even with four adults in the truck and a few hundred pounds of camping gear on the floor.
But if you go to the 19.5s, you definitely won't have any issues.
However, keep in mind the big difference between towing and the TC is the Center of Gravity (COG) is higher which tends to make the vehicle sway a bit more.
May want to consider a set of stable loads which will help engage the overload springs sooner and help prevent so much squatting.
Thank you everyone for the advice. If anyone else with similar setups has any advice I'd love the input
The steel blocks I installed are actually slightly pre-loading the over loads in order to reduce sag when I set the camper. Actually they originally went on to take up the three inches of sag I'd get before engaging the spring with a heavy trailer. I think they do the same thing the stable loads do.
For tie downs I got the Tork Lift frame mounts with four Fast Guns and locks anything else I should have in the tie down department?
