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Old 04-12-2008, 04:23 PM
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Get the ride rite air bags from firestone. There easy to insall. took about 2 hrs. There $250 and are way better than any add-a-leaf. They could actually make your truck sit like it does with no weight. If your towing a big high trailer put the weight distribution hitch on with the anti-sway bar. Some hitches even have two of these. Your truck will feel alot safer down the road. Just don't go over the weight rating becuase your brakes will not handle as much as a 3500.
 
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The only problem I had while towing my truck/trailer was the jerking, and the headlights aiming high.

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Headlights aiming highis a sure sign that you need a weight distribution hitch.
 
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Get the ride rite air bags from firestone. There easy to insall. took about 2 hrs. There $250 and are way better than any add-a-leaf. They could actually make your truck sit like it does with no weight. If your towing a big high trailer put the weight distribution hitch on with the anti-sway bar. Some hitches even have two of these. Your truck will feel alot safer down the road. Just don't go over the weight rating becuase your brakes will not handle as much as a 3500.
The brakes on the 2500 and 3500 are exactly the same. The only difference between the 2 trucks are the rear springs.
 
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The only problem I had while towing my truck/trailer was the jerking, and the headlights aiming high.
Headlights aiming highis a sure sign that you need a weight distribution hitch.
But I was loaded down pretty good. I had my 454 in my bed, along with alot of Industrial Square Tubing, tools, a winch, and boxes full of everything that was in my bedroom from high school. And my 57 in the trailer was probably too far forward on the trailer, which was stupid on my part; all the weight is in the front of the truck, not to mention the 4wd front axle under the front.
 
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i pulled a utility trailer around today for about 150 miles.... against the wind... and watched the needle go down alot, pulled fine (02 QC 4.7L 110k miles)
 
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