How To Make Installing Your Weight Distribution Hitch Springs Bars Easy

Question:

My travel trailer’s tongue weight is 765 pounds. Why doe my truck sink very low when I hook up my trailer. And what can I do to stop this. It makes it hard sometimes to attach my WDH bars.

asked by: David H

Expert Reply:

Hi David,

765lbs is quite a bit of tongue weight so it's completely normal for the rear end of the truck to sag until you get the weight distribution hitch spring bars in place to help distribute the weight. I typically just couple the trailer up to the truck and lock the coupler and then just the trailer jack to lift the tongue back up to make installing the spring bars safe and easy.

You can also install some aftermarket suspension enhancement to help handle the load in conjunction with the weight distribution hitch. If you can tell me the year/make/model of the truck I can give you some options to consider.

expert reply by: Kevin C