09SilverRam
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Went over the cat scales in my 09 do document the weight of a shared trailer. The trailer is 3880 pounds with a 480 pound tongue weight with the base inventory when I went over the scales. With the trailer I was steer 2820, drive 3040, and trailer 3400. With just the truck (no change in occupants or contents) I was steer 3040 and drive 2340. I'm well within payload, axle, and tire ratings.
No weight distributing hitch. No air bags, although I will probably add them to help with clearance and reduce sag if nothing else.
Truck handles fine, steering feels good. Even crossing dips and bumps going onto bridges at 65 mph. But with 220 pounds being shifted off the steer axle by the tongue weight at what point is it too much and I need to start worrying about steering authority? My previous trucks have been rear leaf springs and they haven't sagged this much with 500 pounds of tongue weight, and haven't shifted this much weight off the front axle.
And before you say get a WDH, trying to avoid it because it is a shared trailer.
No weight distributing hitch. No air bags, although I will probably add them to help with clearance and reduce sag if nothing else.
Truck handles fine, steering feels good. Even crossing dips and bumps going onto bridges at 65 mph. But with 220 pounds being shifted off the steer axle by the tongue weight at what point is it too much and I need to start worrying about steering authority? My previous trucks have been rear leaf springs and they haven't sagged this much with 500 pounds of tongue weight, and haven't shifted this much weight off the front axle.
And before you say get a WDH, trying to avoid it because it is a shared trailer.