3500 Cab and Chassis Rear End Squat Under Load??

3500 Cab and Chassis Rear End Squat Under Load??

01-16-2008, 11:34 PM

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HBarlow

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3500 Cab and Chassis Rear End Squat Under Load??

Question for EB (or other owners):EB, what is the approximate unloaded coupler weight of your tandem dual gooseneck trailer and how much is it when your trailer is loaded?* How much does the rear suspension of your truck squat when loaded?The reason I ask is I have been disappointed with the relative softness of the rear springs of my 3500 dually pickup.* It sags several inches under the kingpin weight of my own 5er or some of the heavy trailers I have pulled when working.* I use Timbrens and recently had to have the rear springs rearched and an extra leaf added.I notice that the rear spring pack of a cab and chassis is very different.* It has several more leaves than the pickup although both trucks have the same GAWR of 9,350#.Harvey

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2008 Ram 3500 SLT QC & Chassis w/ CM bed
2007 Hitchhiker Discover America 32 LKTG

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