Recommended Ball Mount Height for Ford F-150

Question:

I am looking at purchasing a hitch mount for my truck trailer combo. The truck is a 2018 4WD Ford F150 6 foot bed with tow package. The trailer is a Vintage Cruiser 19ERD 3400 empty and 4390 fully loaded. I will add a wdh before much highway driving but at this point I just want a simple system to get it home and drive it to the various places to have some work performed. My question is that I measure the hitch height on the level trailer tongue as 21.5 inches the top of the receiver on the truck is 19.5 inches. So I need a 2 inch rise. However if I consider the suspension sag when attached the trailer I expect it to sag about 1.5 to 2.0 inches. 1. Should I compensate for the sag with more rise on the hitch to keep the taler level? ie. increase from 2 to 3.5 rise. 2. Do these numbers sound reasonable to you? Thank you.

asked by: Rick R

Expert Reply:

In order to find the correct rise/drop in a ball mount you'll need to measure the distance from the ground to the top inside edge of the receiver on the truck and then subtract the distance from the ground to the bottom of the trailer coupler while level. The difference will be the rise/drop you need to look for in a ball mount. If you want to take rear end sag into the equation you can do so as well but be careful not to overestimate this. The B&W Heavy-Duty Ball Mount part # BWBMHD30012 would be a good start as it offers up to a 3" rise or 4" drop. You'll also need a 5/8" Hitch Pin part # PC3 and 2" Hitch Ball part # A-90 or 2-5/16" Hitch Ball part # C40030.

I have attached a list of all our other ball mounts below as well.

expert reply by: Conner L