Advice for a newbie
I recently purchased a heartland wilderness 3250 BS that i tow with a 2011 F150 3.5 EcoBoost with 3.73 gears. I'm using a 10k rated equalizer WD hitch but wonder if I bought too much trailer for the ...
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You're probably at the top of your limit, but it's definitely doable. There's plenty that tow in the same ballpark with that truck. Timbrens will help take a lot of the bounce out of the back end. I have the Firestone versions and they work well.
Have a look at your tires. As a first step, if you aren't already doing it, you could try to air your tires up to the sidewall max when towing. This can give you a more stable ride than the pressures that are listed on the door placard. If the P metrics are just not up to task then you could move up to a P-XL or a LT-E. I'm at the same weights and P-XL works for me.
Putting Bilsteins at all four corners could also help control the suspension movement. I've put them on my truck and they've made a night and day difference loaded and unloaded. They're worth the cost. Although my OEM shocks were decent on my Dodge, the Bilsteins did a much better job.
Lastly, make sure you run your truck across the scales to verify that you're running fairly even weights on your axles. All the suspension enhancements in the world won't help you if your problem is that you're not carrying your weights properly.
Have a look at your tires. As a first step, if you aren't already doing it, you could try to air your tires up to the sidewall max when towing. This can give you a more stable ride than the pressures that are listed on the door placard. If the P metrics are just not up to task then you could move up to a P-XL or a LT-E. I'm at the same weights and P-XL works for me.
Putting Bilsteins at all four corners could also help control the suspension movement. I've put them on my truck and they've made a night and day difference loaded and unloaded. They're worth the cost. Although my OEM shocks were decent on my Dodge, the Bilsteins did a much better job.
Lastly, make sure you run your truck across the scales to verify that you're running fairly even weights on your axles. All the suspension enhancements in the world won't help you if your problem is that you're not carrying your weights properly.
