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Sagging rear end

04-15-2003, 11:10 PM

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Sagging rear end

Last night I pulled with my truck for the first time. I pulled an 18' deckover dual axle trailer with my show truck on it. The trailer weighs around 3,000lbs and the truck about 6500lbs. I noticed the rear of my 03 was really sitting low. Has anyone else noticed that these new trucks sag more in the rear with a decent load?

I do admit I probably had my truck pulled a little to far forward on the trailer, but I'm not sure how much that would have helped. Any suggestions? I thought about a weight distribution hitch, or a helper bag setup. I don't think I have too much tongue weight with my setup, what do you all think? I need to make a 4 hour trip in a couple weeks and I don't have any time to make any major changes. Do you think I am ok with my current setup?

Sorry for all the questions.
Thanks

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