Porpoise Type Ride
I have a 2016 Rockwood Signature Travel Trailer, pull weight approx. 8300 lb. I am pulling it with a 2015 Silverado High Country, 6.2L Engine, it is rated to pull 10,000lbs. While the truck pulls...
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The bad part about AL roads is that they can be pretty rough even when everything is setup. The good part is that the passenger (wife) starts to provide plenty of entertainment from over there lol.
First verify with a CAT scale that your WDH is setup and transferring weights correctly to the front axle. This is free (well besides for the cost of scale tickets). If everything is setup correctly then I would move on to upgrading the suspension.
Timbrens or Firestone Work Rite can help. They are just really big bump stops and unloaded they are not engaged. When you load up, they engage and function as sort of a progressive springs that ends up taking some of the travel out of your factory springs. Bilsteins help even more by helping slow down the oscillating cycles of the suspension.
Generally, half ton suspension are designed towards a softer side, so they don't handle heavy loads very well. A 90 lbs person in the bed of my truck can start engage the rears. I've done Bilsteins and Work Rites and it's pretty solid back there now when hooked up. Not too stiff, but nice and stable.
First verify with a CAT scale that your WDH is setup and transferring weights correctly to the front axle. This is free (well besides for the cost of scale tickets). If everything is setup correctly then I would move on to upgrading the suspension.
Timbrens or Firestone Work Rite can help. They are just really big bump stops and unloaded they are not engaged. When you load up, they engage and function as sort of a progressive springs that ends up taking some of the travel out of your factory springs. Bilsteins help even more by helping slow down the oscillating cycles of the suspension.
Generally, half ton suspension are designed towards a softer side, so they don't handle heavy loads very well. A 90 lbs person in the bed of my truck can start engage the rears. I've done Bilsteins and Work Rites and it's pretty solid back there now when hooked up. Not too stiff, but nice and stable.
