Saleen99122
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• Somerset, NJ, USA |
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• Registered on 7/8/2005 |
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• 32 posts |
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 Posted:7/15/2005 21:00 |
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Thanks guys. Long reply, appologies ahead of time if it bothers anyone...
Landyot (funny, I'm LandYacht on a different board  ), I realized that about trimming the snubber... I was trying to convey that while supercrewjohn mentioned other options for ladder bars, all of them say they are for at least a 4" lift. That's the beauty of your setup, that it will work (with some appropriate modifications) on an otherwise stock vehicle. After having a lifted 250 with wide tires that wouldn't fit through a car wash in the winter, I'm looking to stay closer to stock this time.
Let me preface this by saying my previous truck was an F250 crew cab long bed v-10, leveling kit, Bilstein shocks and 33x12.50.16.5 BFG T/A KO's. IE, it was a tank that pulled my 24 foot enclosed trailer like it wasn't there... In 3 years of towing, I never had a problem, really didn't pay much attention to the tire pressures, and in retrospect I think that may have been part of the problem. I got careless, and fortunately didn't lose the new vehicle or injure anyone because of my carelessness. That said, now I need to make sure I don't end up in that situation again. That's why I'm here looking for info...
My 05 Excursion currently has the BFG rugged trails, 265/75/16 load range E tires. When I had the problem that started my whole swaying adventure, I had 55 in the tires instead of 80 - I simply forgot to check them, my fault, no excuse. Trailer tires were at 55 instead of 60 when I checked them after I almost lost the truck/trailer. After that, I added the Air Lift bags to the back. Since then, I've pulled the trailer empty (4K, 700 pound tongue weight) and it was still swaying but not as bad (trailer tires at 60, truck tires at 80), Not sure about the length of the drawbar, it was the stock bar that came with the Reese w/d hitch. My friend did notice a few days ago that the Reese was very easy to wiggle in the receiver on on Ex. His hitch was a much tighter fit, so the Reese may just not have fit the Ex very well. With the recently added Equalizer, it's much better fit and towed much better, but I'm still looking for more stability in the truck itself. I have an appointment at the dealer next week to get the front end alignment looked at. I put a camber gauge on the wheels and I'm showing -1 on the drivers side and +1 on the passenger side. That may have significanly contributed to the swaying incident since it happened on a badly rutted section of the NJ Turnpike and the truck itself was wandering quite a bit, then an 18 wheeler blew by me at I'm guessing 85-90 and triggered the swaying incident. |
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LANDYOT
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• Subscriber since 11/23/2003 |
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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• Registered on 7/15/2003 |
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• 1,110 posts |
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Posted:7/16/2005 08:07 |
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| Quote: | | My friend did notice a few days ago that the Reese was very easy to wiggle in the receiver on on Ex. His hitch was a much tighter fit, so the Reese may just not have fit the Ex very well. |
I find that to be an interesting observation because the hitch receiver on my X is what I would call a loose fit. I considered tackwelding some shims to my Reese W/D hitch, but have since decided to make a sheet metal square sleeve that I'll tackweld to the receiver instead. The sloppy fit hasn't been enough to cause sway ... I just dislike the loose fit.
Tire PSI is important. Something to remember is the Ford PSI values posted in the door jamb are the minimum PSI setting, and the tires have their own maximum PSI. My E-rated Nittos have a max PSI of just 65# ... which I think is a little odd for an E-rated tire ... E-rated tires are typically 80 PSI max. |
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