At What Point is Ball Height Set When Setting Up Weight Distribution
Question:
Hi, referencing a previous question about shanks and setting up the straight line hitch. When does one take into consideration the vehicle squat when initially setting up the ball height? For example, my 2500 HD Silverado has a 2 inch vehicle squat when I put the full weight of the trailer on the ball before doing any adjustments. So my question is what should be my preliminary ball height. My Airstream has a tongue height of 19 3/4 inches to the top of the receiver for the ball and the trailer is setting level at that point. With my previous setup for my Toyota, I had the ball height set at about 20 inches. After doing all the measuring to the top of the wheel wells etc., in the instructions, I could pretty well get the overall height back to within 3/4inch of the 19 3/4 inches adjusting the bars, and the ball angle, etc. With this 2500 HD, when I put the weight of the trailer on the ball, as referenced in the first paragraph and the resulting height is at 20 1/2 inches before doing any links on the weight distribution system. Do I still need to have the initial ball height setup as close to the 19 3/4 inches, as the trailer is when level, and then work the links and setup to get it so the trailer is setting level? My tongue weight on this AS is approximately 1200 lbs. Thanks,
asked by: Henry H
Helpful Expert Reply:
You will want to set the preliminary ball height as close to level as possible, set up the weight distribution system properly to eliminate the squat as much as possible with spring bar tension, and then set the ball height again to get everything level trailer-wise. Changing the ball height at this point should not affect the spring bar tension setting.
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