Trailer Hitch excessive height
06 Fleetwood Flair Gas, body is swept up in rear to obviously prevent drag in situations where steep drives or driveways exist. PROBLEM: Trailer hitch ends up being excessively high and ***** the tr...
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Blue Ox has drop hitches up to 13" (not adjustable) I think I'm using 4" for my Damon Interuder to most US cars (Both of the towed's I have had).
NOTE: use of a DROP or RISE hitch adapter puts a TORQUE load on the cross bar.. THIS can cause it to twist right off the frame rail.. MINE DID even though my towed was only 80% of the rating of the hitch assembly.
THe repair shop (Simpson and sons in Indiana I think or Ohio near the border on off I think 71, been a long time) did a fantastic job of rebuilding and in fact OVER BUILDING no recurrence has happened.
So if you use a drop hitch inspect the brackets where the cross bar attaches tot he frame every time you hook up.
NOTE: use of a DROP or RISE hitch adapter puts a TORQUE load on the cross bar.. THIS can cause it to twist right off the frame rail.. MINE DID even though my towed was only 80% of the rating of the hitch assembly.
THe repair shop (Simpson and sons in Indiana I think or Ohio near the border on off I think 71, been a long time) did a fantastic job of rebuilding and in fact OVER BUILDING no recurrence has happened.
So if you use a drop hitch inspect the brackets where the cross bar attaches tot he frame every time you hook up.
