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Mark_Heron
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I store my camper at campground when I moved it onto site bottom of hitch is sitting a few inches from road surface never had that issue before. My leaf springs look fine could this be shock issue? 2008 F150 as far as I know these are stock shocks. Thanks in advance
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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drsteve
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If you were not using the weight distribution bars--the ones that go from the hitch head to the saddle brackets on each side of the trailer frame--that is likely your problem.
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Mark_Heron
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When I move off my site at the end of the month I will attach bars and see if that corrects my concern which from comments here probably is the case
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

joebedford
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Blown air bags?

beemerphile1
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Mark Heron wrote:
Im using Equalizer hitch but not using friction bars since I'm only towing it from storage lot to campsite which is probably 2/10 of a mile from storage to site. Prior to this year I was towing with hitch completely set up and my truck would sit level. Hope this makes sense.


The Equal-i-zer brand hitch is a weight distribution hitch and does not use "sway bars".

The torsion bars distribute weight from the hitch onto the front axle and some onto the trailer axle.

Read this;
Weight Distribution (WD) Hitch --- How it Works
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Walaby
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If you don't have the bars hooked up, I can see this happening. If I hook up my TT without the WD bars my hitch drops a decent amount.

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Mark_Heron
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Im using Equalizer hitch but not using friction bars since I'm only towing it from storage lot to campsite which is probably 2/10 of a mile from storage to site. Prior to this year I was towing with hitch completely set up and my truck would sit level. Hope this makes sense.
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

TurnThePage
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beemerphile1 wrote:
Mark Heron wrote:
Would not having sway bars on affect it?


No, but not using a weight distribution hitch certainly would. Too much trailer for the truck, shocks won't make any difference.

Is the OP incorrectly calling the weight distribution bars sway bars perhaps? If you have a weight distributing hitch connected, the rear of the tow vehicle shouldn't be that low. Without using the "WD" hitch and bars, it could be very low.
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beemerphile1
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Mark Heron wrote:
Would not having sway bars on affect it?


No, but not using a weight distribution hitch certainly would. Too much trailer for the truck, shocks won't make any difference.
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eichacsj
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To answer your question, shocks do absolutely nothing to support your vehicle unless they are specialty shocks (air shocks, spring overload shocks) IMO should not be used. Look at the bolt that holds a shock it is in no way strong enough to support a vehicle.

Shocks slow the vehicle bounce on the extend stroke. You can collapse a shock with your hands.
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in5r
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Hopefully not a belly full of water from a leak. Always a possibility and that could make the hitch end even heavier.
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kerrlakeRoo
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Mark Heron wrote:
Would not having sway bars on affect it?

If your not loading/filling a toyhauler on that truck it should not have been that bad. Exact model of trailer and any weights you have may help.
Sway shouldnt have mattered, WDH would have helped keep unit level.

Mark_Heron
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I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

Mark_Heron
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Would not having sway bars on affect it?
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.

Mark_Heron
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It is a new issue just this year, want to say trailer is about 7200 lbs and I bought the toy hauler not to haul a bike or golf cart but it was separate room with capacity to sleep 3 people
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.