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Message: [QUOTE="Corb@CorbinShipping, post: 127147, member: 2499"] Whew! OK, time for some honesty.... The truck ran great. spring setup, brakes, tires, trailer.... all did great. Rain, no sweating. slowed down to 10 under the posted limit, (60 mph in a 70, I95 south from NC to FL) safety first, and I had the utmost confidence in my abilities, and my rig. I still dont trust other drivers.... WIND..... holy sh*t! My trailer weighed in at 15,800 #s, and pulled me all over the place. I had a 20-40 mph west to east crosswind, for all over Florida! I slowed down to 50 mph for the 200 miles into FL I had to get to. Now, don't get me wrong, I know that a dually is the way to go as far as pulling heavy. Never denied that. And, in perfect conditions, my setup can and will do the job, without much effort. But, in nasty winds, you need to stay on your game, the entire road trip, which is nerve racking! lol! I was about to pull over and call it quits, until I hit I4 west, and got off the coast, and the wind became a tail wind, instead of a cross wind. The last 50 miles of my ride to Orlando was a piece of cake. I was also worried about weight. Everything that people on here told me, and what I read matched up. My rear axle max weight is 6,100 lbs. So, I reconfigured my load a bit, and dropped my pin weight enough, to get my rear axle, loaded, to 5,800. Which was within the limits of my axle, wheels and tires. rims are 3,400 each, and tires are 3,195 each. I didnt get unloaded weights, as this was an after thought once I was going to get my weight tickets. I am PCSing to FL, and moving myself, so the tickets are to prove how much I moved, and how much the Army is paying me to move. So, I paid a few extra bones to get some extra weights. I know the truck is 8,700, and the empty trailer is 13,400. So, a combined weight of 24,500 leaves me with 15,800 for the trailer. But, I didn't get unloaded axle weights of the truck separately, so I don't know what the pin weight is.... But, I guess it is right at, or under 3,000. I will definitely NOT pull this trailer on the highway for any distance again, until I get my dually! lol! Edit... almost forgot. EGT! the H&S had me peaking at 1450 a few times up steeper grades, and smoked a lot. So, I ordered an SCT... I peaked at 1130 ONE TIME! 300 degree drop. And little to no smoke! The only thing that I changed was the tuner..... food for thought..... [/QUOTE]