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aruba5er
Explorer
Sep 26, 2017

Nise high towing How much additional wieght on rear tires

They keep raising the trucks and I am running about 2 inches nose high. I blew 3 tires in March and still trying to figure out why. How much more weight is on the rear tires because of "nose high" I ...
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dapperdan
Explorer
Sep 26, 2017
The further off level you are the more weight will be transferred to the low-side axel. In your case that would be your rear axel.

The easiest and smartest way to figure out YOUR weight situation would be to go to a scale and weigh the front axel SEPARATELY from the rear axel of your trailer, you'll be surprised at the difference.

Dan

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