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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gijoecam wrote: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.
Maybe it's changing the aerodynamics too. More air over the trailer and less under will provide more downforce (tongue weight) at speed.
