Dealer gave me wrong equal-I-zer size?
So I picked up a 2015 Jayco X23b hybrid today and the dealer installed the equalizer with the 600/6000 head/bars. Loaded trailer weight is 5000 max. I’ve read online people exceeding 600lbs on the to...
Forum Discussion
Ralph Cramden wrote:
600 lb bars is probably correct. You are better off using 80 to 100% of the bars spring rate than if you had 1000 lb bars and used 40 to 50%. The more spring rate used as a percentage with an Equalizer brand hitch, the more anti sway control it has by design as its based on the amount of friction at both the head and rail bracket, the more spring rate, the more friction. The 23B also has, or had, only a 3" tube for the A frame members, which might not be the best to use a heavier bar with.
Unfortunatly Equalizer does not have an 800 # bar option and you're at the border between the 600 and 1000#. By going to 1000# bars you might end up with one rough riding SOB by the time you dial in enough rate to make the sway control effective.
Not all dealers happen to be morons when it comes to setting up a WDH. Chances are the dealer, since he is a Jayco dealer and an Equalizer dealer, has set up more than one X23B before and knows a little more than us experts here on that specific application. Especially when taking into account the setup will be completely different from tow vehicle to tow vehicle with the same trailer.
The ultimate question would be "Did the hitch restore the front ride height of the tow vehicle when adjusted to Equalizers specs, and how does it tow and feel when loaded for use"? If all is good, why would you change?
Unfortunately, the dealer is not a Jayco dealer. Perhaps I will call around to a few Jayco dealers and see what they would install.
I have no idea yet if it restored the front ride height nor do I believe they install to equalizer specs. It seems like a quick and dirty install. TT was in the non level bay, backed the truck up with the hitch on, dropped the trailer on, took it off to adjust the bracket, then they were done. Trailer was slightly nose up on the empty tow home.
I also noticed on the hitch when I got home that some paint was scraped off on the left rear side of the hitch. Is it possible that the a frame is hitting the hitch head while making left turns or backing in? If so, any chance that could pop the tongue off the ball?
