Do I need a WD Hitch
Hi all, Looking at new travel trailers and wonder if I need a WD hitch? I have been pulling a little Fun Finder 139 without. We are looking at trailers in the 21-24 total length (including tongu...
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mkirsch wrote:mowermech wrote:
With the trailer hooked up, will your low beam headlights blind oncoming drivers?
If the answer is "YES!", you need a WD hitch to bring them back down where they belong.
If the answer is "No.", you may get by without one.
How will he know?
Measure from the ground to the center of the headlights without the trailer hooked up.
Hook up the trailer. Measure again, in the same place. If the lights are quite a bit higher, a WD hitch is needed to bring them back down to an acceptable level.
Or, hook up the trailer, then at night drive your car as if it was meeting the truck on a highway. Do the headlights on the truck blind you? If so, you need the WD hitch.
Or, take the truck to a shop that has headlight aiming tools, with the trailer hooked up. If the tool says the low beam lights are too high, a WD hitch is needed.
Or, find the diagram of the headlight aiming template online. Put it on the garage door with tape. Park the truck the recommended distance from the door, with the trailer hooked up. Where do the low beam "hot spots" hit the door? If they are high, a WD hitch is needed.
