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Old 02-18-2015, 07:53 AM   #21
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Lacrosse 318bhs, pro pride hitch, toyota tundra tows great
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Old 02-21-2015, 09:17 PM   #22
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We just bought a 2015 Platinum Lariat Crew Cab, 6.7L. Just waiting on our new Lacrosse 327RES to come in.


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Old 02-26-2015, 06:40 AM   #23
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We tow our 327RES with a 2005 Chevy Silverado with a Duramax/Allison.
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Using a 2008 Dodge 3500 Dually Megacab to pull our 318BHS and wouldn't have it any other way. Pulls Great, Handles Great and Feels Safe.
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Old 03-02-2015, 09:46 PM   #25
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We pull our 2015, 39' primetime Sanibel fifth wheel with the 2007 mega cab 2500 Dodge w/Cummins, 6 speed automatic,
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Old 03-03-2015, 04:17 PM   #26
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I am pulling my 2013 Lacrosse 311RLS and a 17' boat with a 2008 Toyota Seqoia.
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Old 03-03-2015, 04:40 PM   #27
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I have a hensley. In my mind there's no other hitch!!!
Yes there is!!!! It's called a ProPride. To those unaware, the ProPride is a Hensley designed hitch with improvements(Hensley fans refer to them as just "changes", I think) over the original model.
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Old 03-03-2015, 04:44 PM   #28
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We pull our 2014 Forest River Sierra 346 RET 38' with a 2012 Crew Cab Chevy Silverado 3500 LTZ 4x4 Durumax/Allison.
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Old 03-03-2015, 09:08 PM   #29
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I just pulled my 329 for the first time today from the dealer to the storage lot. About 120 miles. I have a 2015 Ram 2500 diesel. First time I have pulled anything this long and of this weight. These were my observations, I was getting some lurching and once I got the electric breaks adjusted down it solved that issue. The Ram had plenty of power to pull it and the built in engine break worked amazingly well. I got the load distributing hitch and had very little bounce. I also got the anti sway bar.

My question is I got a bit more sway then I thought it would, especially when a tractor and trailer comes up from behind on the left. Would tighting the sway bar a little more help that? It seemed to push the truck around a bit more then I had thought.

What are your guys thougts?
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Old 03-03-2015, 09:13 PM   #30
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What kind of wdh and sway control do you have ? I have a 14K Equal-i-zer 4-Point and dont have a problem.
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What kind of wdh and sway control do you have ? I have a 14K Equal-i-zer 4-Point and dont have a problem.

I have the Reese pro series 14k with sway.
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I have the Reese pro series 14k with sway.
Im not finding that hitch online. Can you paste a link to your hitch or post a pic?

Personally, if it looks like any of the hitches in this link I would upgrade.
http://www.reese-hitches.com/categor...on_Hitches,954

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Im not finding that hitch online. Can you paste a link to your hitch or post a pic?

Personally, if it looks like any of the hitches in this link I would upgrade.
http://www.reese-hitches.com/categor...on_Hitches,954

Sorry for the hijack

Use your link and go down to the 1,200. Looks just like that.

So you're saying to upgrade? Why? Reese is a good name. What would you recommend and why?
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Old 03-03-2015, 10:22 PM   #34
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Use your link and go down to the 1,200. Looks just like that.

So you're saying to upgrade? Why? Reese is a good name. What would you recommend and why?
You have plenty of truck, thats good. You could try tighten up on your sway control.
Jmo, there is better wdh out there with built in sway control. The pro line is more of entry level old tech and your unit needs more then that.
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Old 03-03-2015, 10:32 PM   #35
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Old 03-04-2015, 09:35 AM   #36
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Use your link and go down to the 1,200. Looks just like that.

So you're saying to upgrade? Why? Reese is a good name. What would you recommend and why?
I concur with Plato here. When I bought my first camper I went with a basic WDH with a friction sway bar also. Wasn't sufficient. I would recommend an Equalizer BRAND hitch. It uses the WD bars and the hitch head as friction points to control sway. 4 versus your current 1 point of friction. It took a little time to dial it in, but it is much more user friendly once you've got it setup. Also, on the Equalizer, as you increase tongue weight and force on your WDH bars, you increase friction. With the friction bar like you have now, you are always guessing how much friction you have and it isn't going to be set the same each time. With all of this being said- you are pulling a large camper and you are going to feel it back there- you just don't want sway which is back and forth movement with the ball as the pivot point. Completely disregard any post that says "....and I don't even know it's back there." When I had my 2011 F250 diesel I could feel my little single axle lawnmower trailer. It was negligible, of course, but to claim that you can't feel a huge travel trailer behind any truck is just plain silly.
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I have the same trailer (2015 329) and a 2014 Cummins CC 4x4 2500 Laramie, looks just like yours but with chrome instead of the blackout package. I have the dealer throw in Pro Series (no idea who made it) WD hitch and it pulls very well even when I have left the sway bar off. What tire pressure are you running? I leave mine in the 75 to 80 pound range. Also, are you running the stock Firestones on 20" rims?
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I have the same trailer (2015 329) and a 2014 Cummins CC 4x4 2500 Laramie, looks just like yours but with chrome instead of the blackout package. I have the dealer throw in Pro Series (no idea who made it) WD hitch and it pulls very well even when I have left the sway bar off. What tire pressure are you running? I leave mine in the 75 to 80 pound range. Also, are you running the stock Firestones on 20" rims?

I'm running a slightly more aggressive AT tire I think they are nitro 295 65 20. Still load range E. But running 85 pound range too.
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I'm running a slightly more aggressive AT tire I think they are nitro 295 65 20. Still load range E. But running 85 pound range too.
Crap, those are the tires that I was going to switch over to. I suspect your sway is coming from mud grip squirm - the tread knobs flex enough to let the truck get pushed around by the trailer. It probably handles worse than with the stock Firestone Transforce unloaded (though it looks a lot better) when you corner it on pavement. I have been here many times before. Tires that do well off road can be at best OK onroad and generally suck with a heavy trailer. Road tires that can keep a big trailer in check get stuck in short grass if a hummingbird takes a leak. No real happy medium and why I have a beatup old 4 wheeler for any serious offroading. I think the only way you are going to fix the problem is go back to the stock Firestones (which handle a lot better than I expected) or get a good quality (better than what you have) sway control hitch.
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Crap, those are the tires that I was going to switch over to. I suspect your sway is coming from mud grip squirm - the tread knobs flex enough to let the truck get pushed around by the trailer. It probably handles worse than with the stock Firestone Transforce unloaded (though it looks a lot better) when you corner it on pavement. I have been here many times before. Tires that do well off road can be at best OK onroad and generally suck with a heavy trailer. Road tires that can keep a big trailer in check get stuck in short grass if a hummingbird takes a leak. No real happy medium and why I have a beatup old 4 wheeler for any serious offroading. I think the only way you are going to fix the problem is go back to the stock Firestones (which handle a lot better than I expected) or get a good quality (better than what you have) sway control hitch.
I love the new tires, so I think I am going to go with a new Hitch. :-) setup.
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