question about placement of hitch
My buddy is installing a hitch himself and asked me a question that Was not sure of the answer.??? He asked what the normal placement is for a hitch over the rear axle? and why? He has a 2017 f3...
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Cummins12V98 wrote:I think you mean 2.35%. .0235% of 6000 lbs. would be 1.41 lbs. :)
Hers is a simple example of how to determine how much weight you will add to your front axle depending on pin placement VS center of rear axle.
My truck has a 170" wheelbase, if i move my hitch 4" forward that will mean I will transfer .0235% of my 6k pin weight or 141#. This does jive with my loaded and unloaded front axle weights.
I'm not really sure it would work that way, 4 inches is 2.35% of your wheelbase, but not sure that weight transfer would be that linear. But I dunno.
