truck is sitting lower than it used to with TT hitched up

[plasticmaster]

My 2000 Silverado squats down much lower in the rear than it used to with my travel trailer hitched to it. When I first noticed it, I adjusted my load bars one chain link and that seemed to help. But now, it is squatting even lower than before. It is the same travel trailer loaded basically the same way so the weight has not increased. What's going on here?

[Drew_K]

plasticmaster wrote:
Do the shocks have anything to do with how much the truck sags when I hitch up the camper? Would replacing the shocks help?

Not at all. The springs control how much the truck moves up and down; the shocks control how quickly that movement occurs. Replacing the shocks won't help the issue you're asking about.

[plasticmaster]

Do the shocks have anything to do with how much the truck sags when I hitch up the camper? Would replacing the shocks help?

[ib516]

x2 on the broken leaf in the spring pack or bent receiver.

[Bob_Olallawa]

Check the truck receiver, I bet the tube has sprung and the receiver is twisted up instead of straight out causing the spring bar chains to carry less weight...

[TXiceman]

Make sure you are not carry a bunch of water in the tanks.

Ken

[Ron3rd]

plasticmaster wrote:
Is this something that is easy to repair or replace?

Simple job for a spring shop.

[plasticmaster]

Is this something that is easy to repair or replace?

[vortec22]

Try to see if any of the leaves in the spring pack have fractured. Had a buddy whose truck did that and had the same symptoms. Different brand, but that doesn't matter.

[Ron3rd]

Maybe your leaf springs have sagged?