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Can’t. It came with the Curt Rebellion XD. They are a pretty cool cushion design that can’t be flipped. I’ve bought a 14K lb Curt round bar WD hitch that has tabs for two anti-sway bars with a shank that can be flipped. I don’t plan to use the bars, but it’s an option. I see the add-a-pack in my...

Wow. Fantastic information. Thanks for that. A side note: the No-Bo 20.3 with the Curt suspension was our #2 choice if the Black Series deal didn't happen. I suspect that the Carli and Thuren spring-rates are very similar. Carli does make a spring pack "Designed for those with 1,500lbs. in bed...

That's kinda what I was thinking. Clearly, I don't have a lot of spare cash floating about after this purchase, but it won't cost much to get a 3" rise (can't find a 2" rise) hitch with a mount for dual sway control. That said, I may get the Carli add-a-pack. That alone should give me more...

Well, we did it. We got a trailer, an early 2021 HQ21. Now, the problems get more interesting. The truck sits level now, but the bed is empty and I'm nearly on the thick lower leaf. The trailer tongue needs to come up 2-3 inches by my measurements, but pics look like more and that doesn't count...

And even more fun happens. When you test the tail lights with the engine off, which is what I normally do, the lights are fine. With the engine running, both outside tail lights, turn signals, flicker at the same time making it look like weak hazard flashers. Looks like there are clues on what’s...

Well Raspy, you called it. Half the shocks have oil on them. If half of them look blown, the others are too. The trailer was absolutely horrible to tow. I couldn’t safely tow (200 miles) over 50mph. The tail of the trailer swayed at the smallest upset long before feeling the truck move...

I’m going to look at one tomorrow. As it turns out, it has the sway control with the hitch and it comes with an adjustable mount. I can’t express what a relief that is. Regarding the sidewall height, there’s no doubt it can contribute to sway. However, I’m about to find out if the aired down...

I know it's been a while. Life gets in the way. Here's some of the pics I took when putting in the front end. I cut out the stock front suspension and put in the long arm kit from Synergy Manufacturing. I've been running it for a year now with no issues. It's a smoother ride, and it allowed...

Greetings, all I have a question, if it's OK. Should I consider taking a sway-control with me when/if I buy an HQ21? Details: I plan to go (4 hours away) check out, and likely buy, an early 2021 (black cushions and black headboard) HQ21 this weekend. I have a 2010 Ram 3500 so I'll probably be...

The weather's getting nicer so It's time to install some of the bits and pieces I've collected over the winter. First up is the ball mount I put in to hold my CTS3. I'm not sure if it will hold it steady, but if it doesn't I'll use it to hold something else. I've never been a fan of the...

Double DIN stereo install... I put some shrink tubing around the stereo wires and did other wire management. The previous owner messed up the top left mounting hole. I tried to fix it. I filled it in with quick JB Weld and tried to redo the area. The result was acceptable. Of course...

My old stereo went out. I had a double din unit that was not being used so I decided to put that in. I've had time to think about other add-ons so I decided to go all-in, like kitchen sink all-in, and splice into the OEM harness and did the best I could to find real places for all the new...

I had some time to do some more electrical work for the GM style mirrors. I went looking for a wire that had voltage when the lights were on to use as a trigger for a relay. I went back to these areas thinking I'd fine one. I probed the pins on the green connector hoping I'd find the hot...

I've been tinkering with the right mirror over the past few days. I also finished up the wiring under the steering wheel. There are quite a few wires under the steering wheel now. All the camera cables and other wires coming through the firewall, rear view monitor, Insight CTS3, aux wires for...

It's true that the trailer's not as nimble but it's a lot more comfortable. We're looking into trailers between 19'-23' and the 199MBS Jayco (a few feet longer then yours) is on the list. That whole lineup looked pretty solid and It looked pretty easy to add some metal to the 'sliders' to...