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Shank offers up to a 10" rise and a 6" drop for your Equal-i-zer weight distribution system. Measures 12" long and fits 2" x 2" trailer hitches.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars (416 Customer Reviews)
Shank offers up to a 10" rise and a 6" drop for your Equal-i-zer weight distribution system. Measures 12" long and fits 2" x 2" trailer hitches.The Equalizer hitch parts I received were exactly what I needed to adapt our trailer hitch setup to a new tow vehicle. More importantly, Martha was super helpful - understood what I was trying to accomplish, and found the right parts for us. Great experience!
I just wish I had know about this part 6 years ago. you don't know what you don't know. Thanks
for getting it to me as soon as you did considering it was during the Christmas rush.
The first one they shipped was the wrong one. Called customer service on
Wednesday had right one by Friday. Exchange/return was a minor inconvenience. I will give them great marks for their expedient handling as I needed it to set up hitch for weekend hunting excursion. Went from crossover to truck, thus the need for more drop. Went together with hitch head in about an hour and I was on my way. Thanks for the great service.
Well I guess it was my fault I was needing 10” drop
Instead of a 6” drop but that’s what the lady at camper dealership gave me item number
Just what I needed to raise the ball to the proper height
Warren
10/16/2022
Still Working good
Robert
4/1/2024
It worked great. But I no longer have my trailer but I have the part if anyone is interested in buying it.
Part is exactly as expected and came in on time. Price was a full $70 cheaper (including shipping) than direct from the manufacturer. I'm (again) a happy customer.
Outstanding response, explanations, and service.
Thank you,
Wayne Johnson
Works perfectly!. Solved our turning radius problem between our trailer A-Frame mounted bike rack (Lippert Jack-It 2) and the canopy on our P/U.
My Tahoe hatch would hit my RV jack when opening. Adding this shank made it open completely, without hitting. One thing to remember is to check your safety chains length. To insure they reach to connect to you tow hitch.
My experience with etrailer was wonderful! I have an equalizer hitch and switched vehicles and the shank I had would not work. I went on the web site and used the the tool to figure out what shank I needed, ordered it and received it on time as promised! The company sent me a verification email of my order and I had no problem tracking it. Very professional company!
Turned out, to be just what I needed. I have 5.5ft bed in my truck. Pulling my trailer now allows me to drive with the tailgate down and my dirt bike in the bed. Only thing to keep an eye on is your turning radius, it's not as tight. Overall, well built. But if the hitch pin hole was 2 inches longer, it would help with the turning radius. I like it.
This will definitely allow you to open the tailgate on your truck with the trailer attached. It will also increase your effective tongue weight by 60% and make any breeze pull your truck around like a matchbox car. I used it once then went back to a standard shank. I’d rather disconnect my trailer than get pulled off the road.
Just what I needed to get my load distribution hitch balanced properly
Etrailer customer service was very helpful
Great product and I will now be able to open my tailgate with the trailer attached. An upgrade to my power jack prevented an open tailgate. Great service and very fast delivery. Allstars!!
I haven't used this hitch shank yet but it looks and feels pretty solid. It took a total of three days from order to doorstep and that's awesome. I emailed trailer with questions and they were answered the next morning. The answers were very professional and to the point. I have ordered from trailer before and they have always delivered a good product quickly.
Bought it so I could open my tail gate when hitch to the trailer. The tail gate would hit the electric tong jack. On some jacks you can easily modifiy the jack to turn to side ways position. In my case not a simple mod. So I went to 18 inch shank.
I needed the longer shank to to clear my lift gate hitting my propane tanks. Works great!!! Came 1 day sooner than expected
Great for those that need a bit more room between the trailer jack and tailgate while hitched up!
This hitch gave me the extra clearance I needed to be ble to open my tailgate with the trailer in place. It changed the flex point on the trailer ball a little but not enough to make a difference. It solved a problem for me.
Required a longer shank in order to completely drop my tailgate when towing our travel trailer. Initially notified by eTrailer that this particular shank was out of stock, and they offered an alternate. Chose to wait; surprised that stock was replenished sooner than expected. ETrailer staff were proactive keeping me informed.
This was a great purchase I have a ram 1500 with a 5 7 bed. I was hesitant that I would not have enough clearance for the golf cart with the tailgate down but after finding this wdh it did the job. Of course I had to lengthen my chains and extend my 7 pin cable but this does the job and worlds great with the weight distribution. My first time out I got stuck in a tight camping spot but even in a tight spot never made contact with my tailgate. I absolutely recommend and will post pictures. Ram 1500 5.7 hemi
This thing is a BEAST. Haven’t installed it yet, but the overall length is going to work out well. The shipping box was damaged as was the paper wrapping. Did it affect the shank… no. One massive piece of steel.
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11/18/2016
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