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What is a good rear shock for a 2019 RST Z71 4 wheel drive to keep the truck from squatting in the rear when I hook my 4 wheeler trailer up to the truck not a very heavy hitch weight 

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None.

Shocks do not provide lift or prevent sag. You need helper springs or air bags or timbrens or sumo springs or the roadmaster sas system.


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Ok thanks will look into airbags


They offer the best solution as far as adjustability. From light to heavy loads, you’ll be able to level it out. Unless it’s ridiculously heavy. Don’t ask how I know. The one drawback is they do limit travel. You’ll really only notice it going through dips or over short hills. You’ll feel the rear of the truck get pulled down sooner that it would’ve without them.


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Look into Sumosprings they offer the best of both worlds.  Or you can always add a block to the rear suspension to make it higher, that’s what I did

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Just out of curiosity, is your load balanced?  I have a 1000 lb mower that I haul and it barely sags(moves maybe a half inch) when I drop it on the hitch.  Although I have 90% of the weight of the mower right above the axel of the trailer.

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They offer the best solution as far as adjustability. From light to heavy loads, you’ll be able to level it out. Unless it’s ridiculously heavy. Don’t ask how I know. The one drawback is they do limit travel. You’ll really only notice it going through dips or over short hills. You’ll feel the rear of the truck get pulled down sooner that it would’ve without them.


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We had to hook up a trailer at the company and somebody gave us the keys to an F-150 instead of an f350.

F-150 had airbags, last driver left them at a hundred PSI. Trailer had over 2000 pounds of tongue weight. Didn't really notice there was an issue that we looked at the rear tires [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] at least the suspension didn't squat!!!

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I tow a 6000 Jayco and Polaris Ranger on occasion and Mine does not squat at all. I measured the distance from ground to wheel wells (front and rear) before and after and found less than a 1/4” difference. Sounds like you have too much tongue weight? My truck is a 2019 crew cab z71 4 wheel drive with regular cab. After 10,000 miles I changed all shocks to Eibach and love them.

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I went with the roadmaster system this time around. Shipped out today so I’ll let you know what I think when I get it installed. Had airbags on my last 2 trucks and I don’t really want them again.


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On 6/27/2020 at 8:51 PM, Raybaby said:

Thanks, May need to move 4 wheeler back on trailer a little to put more weight over trailer axle 

Should be all you need to do. It'll help it track better as well. 

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