How To Prevent Sagging On My 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 When Pulling 27ft Camper With 800lb Tongue Weight
Question:
I have an 07 Dodge 4x4 Quad Cab 2500 with 6.7 diesel. I tow a 8000lb- 27 ft camper with about 800lb tongue weight. I am installing a Hellwig #7266 anti-sway bar soon as its delivered made just for the 6.7l engine. I presume the 6.7l has a larger diameter axle than the 5.9l Mid-year 2007 Dodge switched to the 6.7l. Which of the above will be an easy bolt on that will not interfere with the sway bar bolt-on kit and which would keep the sag/squatinch to a minimum yet still give a smooth ride when the bed is empty or the trailer isnt being hauled? What will be an easy quick-bolt-on. Currently without the sway bars but with a load leveler w/chains by Easy Lift the sag is pretty pronounced and thesterring is pretty light and i get sway side to side and oscillation front to back when hitting dips/bumps in the road. Please recommend the best for my application, in that i may have chosen the wrong options vs option above?? Thanks!
asked by: Michael B
Helpful Expert Reply:
For your application with adding the sway bar on your 2007 Dodge Ram 2500, a trailer with 800lb tongue weight but still wanting quality ride when unloaded I recommend SumoSprings Solo Custom Helper Springs - Rear Axle Item # SSR-302-54. These springs are a standard duty spring with a 2800lb capacity. 700lb of tongue weight with the standard duty installed, the back of the vehicle is going to sag about 1/2 inch. Adding another 100lbs it may sag approximately 3/4 of an inch to 1 inch. These springs bolt on in place of your current jounce bumper.
In my professional opinion, I do installs here and have installed several springs and sway bars. Adding the sway bar on your truck is going to minimize the sway on your truck but not so much on the trailer. The sway bar on the truck is to minimize sway when hauling something in the bed. When hauling a trailer on a ball you want to minimize or prevent sway on the trailer but also level out your vehicle when weight is added to the ball. Since you have already installed the sway bar on your truck I would add a weight distribution hitch with sway control on the trailer like the Fastway e2 Weight Distribution w/ 2-Point Sway Control - Round - 10,000 lbs GTW, 1,000 lbs TW Item # FA94-00-1000 instead of the sumo springs. Adding a weight distribution hitch allows you to adjust the height of the trailer tongue so the weight is transferred more onto the suspension of the trailer and not on the truck. In doing this it brings the back of the truck back up to normal ride height and the trailer travels level instead of having 800lbs of tongue weight pushing down on the ball. This weight distribution setup also allows backing so you don't have to disconnect the trunnion bars. It also has sway control for the trailer. Sway on a trailer occurs when the weight of the trailer moves off center from the vehicle. As it moves off center it pulls down on the corner of the truck. By the time the suspension on the truck can react and push that side back up the trailer is way off center. It then pushes the trailer to the opposite side and the process repeats. The sway control prevents the trailer from moving off center keeping it centered and tracking straight behind the truck.
If you go with the weight distribution set up which I highly recommend you are going to need 2-5/16" Hitch Ball - 1-1/4" Diameter x 2-3/4" Long Shank - Chrome - 20,000 lbs Item # 63840
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2-5/16" Hitch Ball - 1-1/4" Diameter x 2-3/4" Long Shank - Chrome - 20,000 lbs
- Trailer Hitch Ball
- Trailer Hitch Ball
- Standard Ball
- Chrome-Plated Steel
- 2-5/16 Inch Diameter Ball
- 2-3/4 Inch Shank Length
- 1-1/4 Inch Diameter Shank
- 20000 lbs GTW
- Class IV
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- Draw-Tite
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SumoSprings Solo Custom Helper Springs - Rear Axle
- Vehicle Suspension
- Rear Axle Suspension Enhancement
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Fastway e2 Weight Distribution w/ 2-Point Sway Control - Round - 10,000 lbs GTW, 1,000 lbs TW
- Weight Distribution Hitch
- WD With Sway Control
- Some Sway
- Includes Shank
- Electric Brake Compatible
- Surge Brake Compatible
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- Allows Backing Up
- 700 lbs
- 800 lbs
- 900 lbs
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