Air bags/shocks and the anticipated ride.
I have a 2013 GMC Sierra 2500 HD diesel and a 35' 2016 Forest River Rockwood 5th wheel. I've been pulling 5th wheels since 2013 when I bought my new GMC. My ride is pretty good but do experience a lit...
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mich800 wrote:jstaffon wrote:Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Ok, here is MHO.
But, I have no idea what you mean by "movement?" Ya you're going to feel movement. You have a heavy 35' 5er in back of you. You're going to feel movement.
If I were you I would start by put a set of Bilstein shocks on. Chevy OEM shocks are junk right out of the factory IMHO. Start with that and see how the ride is.
If your truck is sagging then I would put a set of bags on it.
Can you describe what you're feeling or what you want your truck to do better?
The movement is minor. In an attempt to characterize the movement...I guess I feel tugging on the truck when going over dips in the road and some slight side to side pulling in cross-wind towing. To be honest, I may be too picky because the ride is quite comfortable. I'm trying to tweak it a bit. I thought maybe the movement I'm feeling is a result of weak shocks.
You may be an individual that is in tune with the vehicle and notices things that many do not or just ignore. I am more curious of this "tugging" you feel. I feel that or something similar with various towing combinations. The closest I can describe it, is it is like the truck and trailer are being pulled apart. I think it is just a function on how the trailer axles hit and go over the bumps slightly breaking the stride of the tow vehicle. But this may be entirely different from what you are feeling.
That's a pretty good description. It's probably a fact of life but I thought I would mention it.
