Short Bed Ext. Cab vs Long Bed Four Door
Hey everyone. I have a 30' fifth wheel that weighs in around 8400lbs dry. Currently towing it with a 2003 2500HD Silverado Duramax. Truck is an extended cab, short bed (the shortest truck you can get ...
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Something with the combo isn't right. A new longer wheelbase truck may or may not fix the "squirmy" feeling.
Your extended cab short bed has a 140" wheel base and should have no problems handling a 8500 lb dry/ 10k wet weight 5th wheel trailer.
Other things I look for causing "squirmy" feeling pulling a GN/5th wheel trailer is;
Too much tire pressure in the front and rear truck tires...causes the tire to roll on the center of the tread and will wonder all over the road.
Aggressive all terrain tires and mud terrain tires with those large lugs and voids can exhibit tread roll..... feels like the tires are half flat.
New tires on the truck can have a bit of tread roll also before their broke in.
Truck and or trailers suspension not aligned properly.... the truck/trailer simply will not track each other.
Bias ply tires on the trailer also may not track the truck with radial tires.
The trailers tires has too much air pressure .....tires rolling on the center of the tread won't track the truck.
The truck wheels too narrow for tires like a LT265/75 or 285/75 on a std 6.5" GM wheel can roll on the center of the tires tread.....causing handling/tracking issues. Many GM owners myself included have had this happen.
Now if the truck is squirmy cause it makes a great story to tell the wife so she will want you to get the new truck ....then heck yeah go for it :B
Your extended cab short bed has a 140" wheel base and should have no problems handling a 8500 lb dry/ 10k wet weight 5th wheel trailer.
Other things I look for causing "squirmy" feeling pulling a GN/5th wheel trailer is;
Too much tire pressure in the front and rear truck tires...causes the tire to roll on the center of the tread and will wonder all over the road.
Aggressive all terrain tires and mud terrain tires with those large lugs and voids can exhibit tread roll..... feels like the tires are half flat.
New tires on the truck can have a bit of tread roll also before their broke in.
Truck and or trailers suspension not aligned properly.... the truck/trailer simply will not track each other.
Bias ply tires on the trailer also may not track the truck with radial tires.
The trailers tires has too much air pressure .....tires rolling on the center of the tread won't track the truck.
The truck wheels too narrow for tires like a LT265/75 or 285/75 on a std 6.5" GM wheel can roll on the center of the tires tread.....causing handling/tracking issues. Many GM owners myself included have had this happen.
Now if the truck is squirmy cause it makes a great story to tell the wife so she will want you to get the new truck ....then heck yeah go for it :B
