Ok, I towed the camper for 6 hours the other day. Had the rears at 80 and fronts at 60 as people suggested and as truck door asks for. Still sloppy or just not a tight feeling. Before I would feel the little push when busses and certain semi's passed me. At the beginning of this trip I could feel motorcycles passing me:) really weird, as I needed to give constant input and it just felt unsettled.
I stopped at a rest area and went from 9 free chain links on my blue ox to 10. I had always ran with 9 for the last 4 years. Going to the 10th cleaned and tightened things up to 70+% of what it was before I made the changes. To recap I have a 2015 Chevy 2500hd Duramax 4x4 crew cab regular bed. I did 4 turns of the torsion bars for 1" of front lift. I also did 2 sizes up ridge Grapplers(285/75/17 on stock wheels). Truck is still raked and I have stable loads lowers in the back and have had them the entire time. With the blue ox and the stable loads I never squat before or after the 1" front lift. I just checked my weights again before this trip and I'm at 14% tongue at 1,350lbs. With 9 links I was returning the front to unloaded height.
With taking that extra link of chain and it making such a big difference, I'm wondering if because the front was raised, is that what is causing this unsettled feeling? Is not having the front resting on the jounce bumpers taking some stability from my package??
Would love to hear more thoughts? Thinking I will lower the truck 1/2" in the front, tow again and see how it is. Then drop it back to stock and try again. I love the look of that slight front lift, but won't sacrifice my towing comfort for it.
Thanks and sorry for the long winded post.
