Casflynn
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I wouldnt be too concerned with getting the truck to the max gvw, 7500 lbs, think of it this way, you and 7 buddies hop in that thing to go golfing and your at 7500, I just don’t like going over, especially going over the rear axle weight of 4300, good way to tear things up on an independent rear
Length of trailer is tricky, end of day is all about sway, longer trailer vs shorter wheelbase invites sway. Sway is the trailer making the rear end of your truck move which keeps the sway growing, think of a semi or a single cab dually truck, short wheelbase right, but all the tires keep it planted, you got two tires trying to stop all the lateral motion from the huge sail behind you, once it starts, it’s hard to stop, if you have never seen or experienced it, it ain’t fun, point projection hitch’s stop this, and every friction type sway hitch attempts to stop it. Bottom line, get the best hitch you can afford.
Tires are kind of easy, over inflating p metric types do not increase load capability, but airing them up to 40 or 45 with an xl load tire, takes some of “squirm” out of the tire. LT is a whole new ballgame, match load rating to vehicle, but tires pressures will be something like 40 to 60 some depending on tire, LT tires have a much stiffer sidewall. I have Cooper AT3 4S in an XL rating, no LT tires in my 275/55-20 size that would go over well wife the wife, it’s her daily driver, but the XL tire tows much better than the stock Hankooks.
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Length of trailer is tricky, end of day is all about sway, longer trailer vs shorter wheelbase invites sway. Sway is the trailer making the rear end of your truck move which keeps the sway growing, think of a semi or a single cab dually truck, short wheelbase right, but all the tires keep it planted, you got two tires trying to stop all the lateral motion from the huge sail behind you, once it starts, it’s hard to stop, if you have never seen or experienced it, it ain’t fun, point projection hitch’s stop this, and every friction type sway hitch attempts to stop it. Bottom line, get the best hitch you can afford.
Tires are kind of easy, over inflating p metric types do not increase load capability, but airing them up to 40 or 45 with an xl load tire, takes some of “squirm” out of the tire. LT is a whole new ballgame, match load rating to vehicle, but tires pressures will be something like 40 to 60 some depending on tire, LT tires have a much stiffer sidewall. I have Cooper AT3 4S in an XL rating, no LT tires in my 275/55-20 size that would go over well wife the wife, it’s her daily driver, but the XL tire tows much better than the stock Hankooks.
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