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    Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 11:11am
+1 on SumoSprings. I installed a set on our Frontier. It makes a world of difference.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 11:34am
Originally posted by StephenH

+1 on SumoSprings. I installed a set on our Frontier. It makes a world of difference.

What kind of effect do those have when you're not towing? Do you notice a difference either in a bad way or a good way?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 11:45am
Originally posted by GlueGuy

Even if you have a heavy enough vehicle, you would still (probably) need to adjust the suspension height. That would mean load levelers, sumo springs, or super springs or "something". I discovered this last year with our F150, which is plenty "heavy enough". I strapped up the Rpod without the WDH, and while it towed just fine, I found that the headlights were too high, and probably illegal.
I was in a hurry, and I didn't have very far to go, so I thought it would be "OK". I decided after that that the couple of minutes to hook up the WDH would not be the deciding factor in the future.


I agree, the TV height in the front will go up regardless of how heavy or long a wheelbase it has. But on a shorter wheelbase the angle is greater so it's more sensitive to how much wdh bar tension you have.

I was surprised when I first adjusted mine about how much tension it required. But then I went through the numbers in the towing calculator and it made sense and matched up. On 18 inch bars I have about 400 lbs on each bar. Roughly speaking that will double under a 2g bump load. So thats about 800 bs per bar. My 1000 lb wdh hitch has bars each rated at 1000 lbs so I have a 25% safety factor on them under 2g loading. 600 lb ones would be overloaded, 800 lb ones would be right at their load limit.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Jun 2021 at 12:03pm
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Originally posted by StephenH

+1 on SumoSprings. I installed a set on our Frontier. It makes a world of difference.

What kind of effect do those have when you're not towing? Do you notice a difference either in a bad way or a good way?
To me they improve the handling and ride. On this 2010, I think the original springs were getting a little weak. Perhaps it does not ride like a luxury car, but it has a good ride, especially when going over railroad tracks and speed bumps. They don't take the place of a WD hitch, but they improve the ride there greatly. So, for both towing and non-towing, I'm glad I got them.
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