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Dano1955
Explorer
May 26, 2016

Need some opinions on pin weight effects for....

...what I want to do. 1st the specs on my 5ver (signature). Pin weight 1279 gvw 10079 dry 7990 cargo 2530 What I intend: Hitch receiver on the back (weight 150 approx). The entire ins...
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rhagfo
Explorer III
May 26, 2016
That is a lot of weight to be hanging off the back of that small 5er, you are placing about 10 percent of the dry weight off the rear.
Will reduce pin by likely up to 400# (the axles are not a perfect fulcrum), and place a lot of rear of the axle making the 5er subject to sway induced by a heavy weight rear of the axles.

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