ktmrfs wrote:
seems like every mfg had different advice on how much to bring the front down and they seem to vary year to year.
I've always tried to bring mine back to 1/2" or less but NEVER NEVER EVER below the original ride height. Especially important on GM since you can easily run into the rubber bump stops if you go below unloaded height.
My opinion is if your at 1/2" see how it handles your likely in the ballpark acceptable range.
First, if you can transfer more weight to the front than it originally had, time to re think your need for a wdh or youโre doing it wrong.
Second, thereโs a reason mfgs recommendations (note, not โrequirementsโ) change frequently. 1. Itโs only a blanket general recommendation. 2. You can lose significant weight off the FA of some vehicles and not affect steering and braking from a real world standpoint.
3. A good portion of the recommendation is just liability, corporate cya, like the volumes of other hazard warnings that have been developed to save people from un-knowingly doing really stupid things and claiming ignorance and willful carelessness by those with deep pockets, in front of the judge.
RVing is not totally unique but itโs sort of unique in that most people consider it a right to go RVing when there are no requirements or training necessary to operate something that would otherwise require training or certification in the commercial world. Thus there is an abnormally large % of consumers who are blissfully ignorant about some or many aspects of operating or controlling a heavy vehicle or combo.
When one observes the relatively large % of people who are challenged by simply operating the smallest of passenger vehicles combined with the fact that all it takes is a credit card, cash or a line of credit to instantly be the operator of a heavy vehicle. And not the typical commercial application where there is a greater chance of skill, training or experience or knowledge being gained or passed down then you get information published like this to help people save themselves from themselves. (Good info for sure, but evidenced by how many weekend warriors and โproโ RVers alike have very little to no knowledge formal or otherwise and are not even able to correctly interpret these recommendations and their relative value, these recommendations become a very conservative, necessary approach to limiting corporate liability.)
2016 Ram 2500, MotorOps.ca EFIlive tuned, 5โ turbo back, 6" lift on 37s
2017 Heartland Torque T29 - Sold.
Couple of Arctic Fox TCs - Sold
