From the first two tickets we see that your entire rig weighs 10200 lbs and subtracting the truck alone weight of 6300 lbs tells us the trailer weighs 3900 lbs.
Subtracting the trailer axle weight of 3520 from the total trailer weight of 3900 says you have a tongue weight of 380 lbs, which is not even 10%. You need a good 500 lbs on the tongue, and I'm betting its the bicycles are a major part of the problem. In addition, that trailer appears to have a lot of weight on the rear, water tank? Water heater for sure. You might consider moving the spare to an underneath mount up forward, BAL makes a couple of good mounting systems.
Your third weigh ticket is useless. You don't care what weighs what with the bars hooked up, adjust them so they take out at least half of the front end rise at the front wheels. measure before you are hitched, then after you are hitched, If the front end rises an inch and a half, then adjust the chains to push the front end down more than 3/4 inch, but never below the unhitched height.
The spring bars are too stiff as it is now, but if you get the tongue weight to 500 lbs, the bars at 600 lb rating would probably be OK.
My 21 ft Bigfoot did a lot of bobbing and was downright squirrelly behind my RAM 2500. This was first trip with no WDH. Then I installed a Blue Ox Sway Pro and it helps tremendously. Then I moved as much weight forward as possible. Tows like a dream now, you almost don't know its back there. Balanced Goodyear Endurance tires and Centramatics helped alot also.
Charles
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'03 Ram 2500 CTD, 5.9HO PacBrake six speed std cab long bed Leer top and 2008 Bigfoot 25B21RB.. Previously, 2008 Thor Freedom Spirit 180, SOLD! 2007 Winnebago View 23H Motorhome, SOLD!
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