"Michael Quigley" <michael9@michael9.com> wrote:
: Howdy... Me again...
: My trip this past weekend went smoothly and without incident. I've definitely
: noticed that the back end of my Dak squats down when the new trailer is
: attached. The squat causes the trailer to point down toward the ball--it's not
: level.
: I'm thinking I'm going to need some kind of additional load carrying supports
: (or something) to offset the tongue weight of this new trailer when towing.
: What's the best practice for this kind of thing? What are the pros and cons of
: various products? Should I consider air supports? Different shocks? Roadmaster
: "Active Suspension"?
Are you using a weight distributing setup with the trailer, or just
towing right off the ball? I'm assuming you are just towing with the
ball since you didn't mention a WD setup. A weight distributing setup
will work wonders for reducing squat as it transfers some of the
trailer's weight back onto the front wheels of the vehicle.
---Jon-
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