Ball Distance from Bumper
Hello all, Simply put, how far should the ball be behind the bumper when trailer towing? Any logic to closer or further away from bumper? Thanks in advance! Gerrit
Forum Discussion
With common store-bought shanks, and a factory or mass-produced aftermarket receiver on a typical pickup truck pulling a typical trailer, used within their ratings, no problems.
Of course when you start getting into non-typical situations such as a truck camper hanging back over the rear of the truck, or an odd trailer with an extremely short tongue, you can run into trouble, and specialized components will be necessary.
Anywhere from 4" to 8" between the back edge of the bumper and the front edge of the ball, IMHO, is the "no concerns" range in my book. It won't make a tinker's dam worth of difference where it is in that range as far as handling, capacity, durability, etc..
Of course when you start getting into non-typical situations such as a truck camper hanging back over the rear of the truck, or an odd trailer with an extremely short tongue, you can run into trouble, and specialized components will be necessary.
Anywhere from 4" to 8" between the back edge of the bumper and the front edge of the ball, IMHO, is the "no concerns" range in my book. It won't make a tinker's dam worth of difference where it is in that range as far as handling, capacity, durability, etc..
