hello all I figure that I would start this thread so we can all show off our TV's that do the burden work and then are forgoten once you get where you are going. so here is my 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 LB, EC, 2WD
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New 2019 3500 HO - came with papers from Mexico and entered the USA legally.
I'm keeping the American made 2005 F350 V10 because it's still in great shape, has never had a problem, and has a higher payload capacity than the 3500. So, I'll use it for heavy payloads, going to the dump, etc.
I'm keeping the American made 2005 F350 V10 because it's still in great shape, has never had a problem, and has a higher payload capacity than the 3500. So, I'll use it for heavy payloads, going to the dump, etc.
jshupe wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:FishOnOne wrote:
Nice rig JShupe... I would say the squat is acceptable.
It's simply setting level as it should be with a nice load. IMHO "SQUAT" is when the rear is lower than the front.
4,750# pin in this pic, no bags. I did add bags set to 30psi LOADED and Bilstein's. The ride height did not change at that pressure. Bags and Bil's did improve the ride!
This was my 11 HO.
The rear is about half an inch lower than the front, to be clear. I don't have air suspension and the trailer isn't fully loaded. The concern is more about how much squat there will be when fully loaded since it's already sitting a hair low. Our pin was around 3200# when I weighed it a couple years ago, and I have a 60gal aux tank + tools + hitch in the bed.
You won't know if the squat will get worse or not until you load it up. Having said that the springs maybe at a point in compression that it will take a lot of weight to make it squat even more.
Cummins12V98 wrote:FishOnOne wrote:
Nice rig JShupe... I would say the squat is acceptable.
It's simply setting level as it should be with a nice load. IMHO "SQUAT" is when the rear is lower than the front.
4,750# pin in this pic, no bags. I did add bags set to 30psi LOADED and Bilstein's. The ride height did not change at that pressure. Bags and Bil's did improve the ride!
This was my 11 HO.
The rear is about half an inch lower than the front, to be clear. I don't have air suspension and the trailer isn't fully loaded. The concern is more about how much squat there will be when fully loaded since it's already sitting a hair low. Our pin was around 3200# when I weighed it a couple years ago, and I have a 60gal aux tank + tools + hitch in the bed.
FishOnOne wrote:
Nice rig JShupe... I would say the squat is acceptable.
It's simply setting level as it should be with a nice load. IMHO "SQUAT" is when the rear is lower than the front.
4,750# pin in this pic, no bags. I did add bags set to 30psi LOADED and Bilstein's. The ride height did not change at that pressure. Bags and Bil's did improve the ride!
This was my 11 HO.
Mr. Cob wrote:TowBo wrote:
All these beautiful trucks... then there's me... 2016 Kia Sorento towing a 19' Jayco Jay Flight around the Pacific Northwest and yes, we get strange looks.
Howdy Towbo,
We all started out somewhere, as one who has gone from why less then what you now have to the other extreme and I do mean extreme when it comes to tow vehicles and trailers, its not what you have but how much you ENJOY using it. Welcome to the forum.
Dave
Dave I am happy about your comments. I have said similar comments to rv'rs though the last years. chevman
First tow with our new 3500. Loving it so far
On the fence about whether or not I want to add StableLoads to get rid of what may be a little more squat than I prefer.
TowBo wrote:
All these beautiful trucks... then there's me... 2016 Kia Sorento towing a 19' Jayco Jay Flight around the Pacific Northwest and yes, we get strange looks.
No objections here. I started out married life towing a โ76 Elkhart 23โ with a V8 Dodge Dakota.
PershingD wrote:
Finally made the first trip out with the Dodge...
Itโs been a couple of years and the only issue Iโve had with the beast outside of routine maintenance was a perplexing cooling system issue that I finally got worked out this Spring. Moral of the story - if your gut says change the water pump, change the water pump no matter what the โexpertsโ say. Iโm now towing cool as a cucumber.
