First impression towing

[seano04]

Nice boat

Thanks! We've been renting one for the past 2 summers and it was finally time to pull the trigger. We had some freak April snow last week so I had to stash it in our warehouse at work for about 48 hours. All good now, just need to clean em up.

 

[kenramp]

Towed last weekend and had terrible trailer sway. Took it in to a trailer shop and they made some axle adjustments changing tongue weight from 305lbs to 425lbs, also increased the tire pressure. What a difference, no sway and more than enough power.

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[gwpfan]

I single low tire on the rear of your truck or on the trailer can cause terrible sway as well.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Weig...BZVXn0s-zdLUbkj5BfDM0aAj2M8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

In case they change - https://www.weigh-safe.com/
Haven't used one, but could be good if towing a number of different trailers.

 

[seano04]

I single low tire on the rear of your truck or on the trailer can cause terrible sway as well.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Weig...BZVXn0s-zdLUbkj5BfDM0aAj2M8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

In case they change - https://www.weigh-safe.com/
Haven't used one, but could be good if towing a number of different trailers.

Interesting. I may pick one of these up just to see. Thanks!

 

[Digger]

I was bummed by how much my Gen 2 sagged when pulling the very same 16' enclosed trailer that I pulled with my Gen 1 for 4yrs without a 1/4" of rear sag. I walked across the st to the trailer supply store and bought a weight distribution hitch and that solved all of my problems. I had at least 2.5" of sag without it and zero sag now with it. It pulls it much better with it too. I highly recommend getting one.

 

[Toadster]

1st tow gen 2 and my crawler, @ 7klbs. Having put about 18k miles of towing on my gen 1 with no problems or drama curious of how the gen 2 would fair. First, Def. Softer rear leafs, a lot more sag, didn't get a pic but same trailer, Jeep, placement etc. Performance was good, more power than the 6.2, averaged 13.5 mpg, at 70 mph. Mirrors better, like the lane change warning with the trailer, overall solid feel. Exhaust is also louder with the weight and under load. So great first impression, now to address the sag or leave it alone?

I wish I could get 13.5MPG with just the truck alone! LOL