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    Posted: 03 Mar 2018 at 5:28am
Nice looking set up!  We hooked on this winter and towed around the Lyndonville area, just to see how the truck towed the Pod in the snow...............................handled really nice!!!
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Originally posted by Woody.1

Picked up our new R pod yesterday and had to go over Wolf Creek Pass right out of the shoot.
Added Sumo Springs and WDH. No sag on Taco. Pulled pretty good.

Hey! Looking good! Glad to hear everything worked out well for you.

Thinking seriously about heading out to your state with my rig this summer so the wife can visit her home town, Boulder.
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Posts: 3331 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Mar 2018 at 7:51pm
Nice looking setup.  Looks like you have a bit more snow there than what we have in northern Michigan.
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Posts: 31 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Mar 2018 at 2:41pm
Picked up our new R pod yesterday and had to go over Wolf Creek Pass right out of the shoot.
Added Sumo Springs and WDH. No sag on Taco. Pulled pretty good.
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Posts: 440 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 5:54pm
I trusted my dealer to give me what I needed. Brake controller and sway & load control. Watching the video makes me comfortable with the way they set it up. If you look from the side after hooking up it is a straight line from my PU through the Pod wheels. I do check my tongue weight and adjust. I do not put much in the back on the Pod. Maybe 50 pounds. I like about 300-350 pound tongue weight.
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Posts: 592 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 5:45pm
Originally posted by Hayduke


Thank you much!  One more for you: is your part number 610-47 or 612-47?  (the 612 seems to be the new model redesigned for the 3rd generation Tacoma, I don't know how long they've been available)
Thanks again


I believe the part number is SSR-612-47. You can call their tech support # 866-898-0720 and they will be glad to help you out.

Hope this helps.
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Posts: 2595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 5:10pm
Woody, your topic was really interesting and, far from it being stormy, was really educational.  I for one, had never seen the calculated and measured effect of a WDH and it makes me feel a lot more confident in my decision to have spent the dough on an E2.  Now I understand better why it works so well.

Kudos for bringing up the topic!!
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Posts: 68 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 5:03pm
Originally posted by DavMar

 
I went with the Black 47 density SumoSprings, just a few extra bucks over the Blue 40 and I figure the best of both worlds don't need the heavy duty Yellow 54. Been using them for over a year now and pleased with the performance. The only other suspension upgrade I've been thinking about is better shocks.



Thank you much!  One more for you: is your part number 610-47 or 612-47?  (the 612 seems to be the new model redesigned for the 3rd generation Tacoma, I don't know how long they've been available)

Thanks again
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Posts: 592 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 3:39pm
Originally posted by Woody.1

Man I didn’t mean to start a s*#t storm. I like the idea of the sumosprings to give the truck less sag when carrying weight in the bed. I would get those and for sure the WDH. Once we get the trailer I will post a pic of how it looks. Should be next week weather permitting. We bought the trailer on the east side of Wolf Creek Pass and we live on the west side and it’s been snowing everyday on the pass. I’d like dry roads when I bring the trailer home. I’ll find out how it all handles over a Pass right out of the shoot.


Fear not you didn't start a sh*t storm, far from it. LOL

Just an open discussion of different opinions, as long as they are respectful nothing wrong with that and I'm sure everyone would agree. Smile
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Posts: 31 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 3:30pm
Man I didn’t mean to start a s*#t storm. I like the idea of the sumosprings to give the truck less sag when carrying weight in the bed. I would get those and for sure the WDH. Once we get the trailer I will post a pic of how it looks. Should be next week weather permitting. We bought the trailer on the east side of Wolf Creek Pass and we live on the west side and it’s been snowing everyday on the pass. I’d like dry roads when I bring the trailer home. I’ll find out how it all handles over a Pass right out of the shoot.
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