Travel Trailer towing question, I apologize if it has been asked to many times.

[RaetheRam]

As far as upgrades to handling and towing.

Hellwig rear sway bar

Billstein 5100 shocks

Cargomaxx 351-893 HD or XHD progressive rear springs

Timber Grove air bag suspension upgrade

E rated “10 ply” tires

A HIGH QUALITY wdh is worth the $$

Id avoid the hefty bump stop upgrades. I read they caused frame damage..true or not it scared me away from them. Do what you can afford.

I have a similar payload to yours, 1,760lbs.

Towing a 30ft Bullet 250BHS

I haven’t scaled wo weighed my tt in a while but i know for sure my tongue is HEAVY for the trailer…base its 715lbs before all my stuff…which is 13% of base weight. It sagged the heck out of the stock rear. Now loaded im willing to be my tongue is in the ballpark of 825lbs-850lbs. I have the cargomaxx springs in and they’re a life saver as far as im concerned.

With the whole family, dog, snacks, fire wood, ect, im within 100lbs-200lbs of my payload whenever I travel.

Leaving the campground
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After a couple hours of driving where the suspension settles in and sits with about 1/2” of rake. Tows good.
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I'm looking to tow more comfortable, as I'm NOT buying a 3/4 ton. I have a similar setup, I'm wondering what you run your air bags while towing and while not. I'm also thinking of a sway bar, what setting are you running? Is is hard to change out the sway bar? Thank you for your assistance.

 

[Gren71]

I'm looking to tow more comfortable, as I'm NOT buying a 3/4 ton. I have a similar setup, I'm wondering what you run your air bags while towing and while not. I'm also thinking of a sway bar, what setting are you running? Is is hard to change out the sway bar? Thank you for your assistance.

I actually dont use the bags at all since putting the cargomaxx springs in. Theyre installed..but sitting at 0 or maybe 1 psi.

I waffle a bit with the sway bar. A helwig bar is an ABSOLUTE must. I have both of the 7709 and the 7793 rear bar. Currently i have the 7709 set to the max setting and its good. But the 7793 at the lowest setting is stiffer than the 7709 at its highest setting. I really like the feel of the 7793 but thought it was overkill for Daily driving if you’re just starting out with it, I would go with the 7709 and set it to the middle of the three holes, which is a little bit stiffer, but not the maximum stiffness of the bar and just see how it feels to you.