jeveretts
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- 2022
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This is my first time using any type of WDH and it is such a remarkable difference I thought I would make a post in case somebody else is on the fence like I was.
First of all, I have been through 3 trucks in the last 2 years. I bought a new 2020 F250 6.7 Powerstroke diesel 4x4 to pull my 2020 Sol Horizon travel trailer (3500lbs empty). Needless to say, it pulled it like nobody's business. I even had to run home one night from Key West back to N. Florida, there was no traffic and it was late at night so I set the cruise at 80mph and it was like I didn't have the trailer behind me.
Once Covid hit and the price of trucks went crazy, I came across a great deal on a 2019 F150 4x4 Platinum with about 7k miles, so I sold my 1 year old F250 for about $10K more than I paid for it and bought the F150. Big mistake, the F150 towed like complete ass in comparison, but it did the job. The trailer would bounce the ass end around and the front end felt light, making the steering really vague feeling. I thought about a WDH at this point but really didn't want the hassle, so I put some helper springs on the F150 and called it a day.
I was never a huge fan on that F150, while a nice truck it just didn't really do the job as I liked. Just recently I found out I needed to repair the foundation on my house. I don't have a lien on my house and I don't want a lien on my house so I decided to sell that F150 and use the cash to fix my foundation and finance a new truck.
In steps my 2022 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4. I would have gone with a 2500 but my wife really likes the smaller size of the 1500 trucks now. The Ram is a VERY nice truck, it is missing some options that the Ford Platinum had but the interior feels much more luxurious. That being said... it still tows like ass... just like the F150. So I decided to do the WDH.
This morning I had my local trailer shop set up an Andersen No Sway WDH and all I can say is holy crap, why didn't I do this sooner? The difference in how the truck handles is far beyond night and day. It is like a different truck. It feels so stable and planted to the road. I can't even find the words to describe the difference this make. I can feel that both axles are loaded, the steering feels great, and the trailer doesn't move the truck at all going down the road. As a matter of fact, I think the truck bounced and moves around far more when unloaded now.
If you are on the fence, even with a lightweight trailer like mine, just do it, you won't be sorry.
That all being said, I don't know how the more traditional WDH's work with the spring bars.. the Andersen has chains and bushings and it is pretty genius and works unbelievably well.
First of all, I have been through 3 trucks in the last 2 years. I bought a new 2020 F250 6.7 Powerstroke diesel 4x4 to pull my 2020 Sol Horizon travel trailer (3500lbs empty). Needless to say, it pulled it like nobody's business. I even had to run home one night from Key West back to N. Florida, there was no traffic and it was late at night so I set the cruise at 80mph and it was like I didn't have the trailer behind me.
Once Covid hit and the price of trucks went crazy, I came across a great deal on a 2019 F150 4x4 Platinum with about 7k miles, so I sold my 1 year old F250 for about $10K more than I paid for it and bought the F150. Big mistake, the F150 towed like complete ass in comparison, but it did the job. The trailer would bounce the ass end around and the front end felt light, making the steering really vague feeling. I thought about a WDH at this point but really didn't want the hassle, so I put some helper springs on the F150 and called it a day.
I was never a huge fan on that F150, while a nice truck it just didn't really do the job as I liked. Just recently I found out I needed to repair the foundation on my house. I don't have a lien on my house and I don't want a lien on my house so I decided to sell that F150 and use the cash to fix my foundation and finance a new truck.
In steps my 2022 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4. I would have gone with a 2500 but my wife really likes the smaller size of the 1500 trucks now. The Ram is a VERY nice truck, it is missing some options that the Ford Platinum had but the interior feels much more luxurious. That being said... it still tows like ass... just like the F150. So I decided to do the WDH.
This morning I had my local trailer shop set up an Andersen No Sway WDH and all I can say is holy crap, why didn't I do this sooner? The difference in how the truck handles is far beyond night and day. It is like a different truck. It feels so stable and planted to the road. I can't even find the words to describe the difference this make. I can feel that both axles are loaded, the steering feels great, and the trailer doesn't move the truck at all going down the road. As a matter of fact, I think the truck bounced and moves around far more when unloaded now.
If you are on the fence, even with a lightweight trailer like mine, just do it, you won't be sorry.
That all being said, I don't know how the more traditional WDH's work with the spring bars.. the Andersen has chains and bushings and it is pretty genius and works unbelievably well.