Approval or Disapproval of setup
I know we have so many here that know there stuff. I wanted to post what I'm doing and a few photos to see what you all think. Truck: 2013 F150, Ecoboost Max Tow, 7700GVW, 1800 pounds payload, 11...
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tragusa3 wrote:
gijoecam, thanks. PM sent.
There's nothing in my inbox...??
Regarding dropping a notch on the shank, what is the primary purpose? It might help get the front cap down out of the wind a bit? Does it also load more tongue weight? If so, do folks at the limit of tongue weight tend to raise the front a bit to reduce that?
The trailer being slightly nose-down helps with the stability. I'm not positive of the dynamics involved or why it works, but the general consensus is that it does. It will *slightly* change the tongue weight, but we're not talking about hundreds of pounds of difference.... The trailer's center of gravity will shift forward a few inches at most, so it's not going to have a huge impact. Adjusting the attitude of the trailer to compensate for changing tongue weight just isn't practical or effective.
