Equalizer Brand Hitch - Weight Bars Position Question

ExxWhy wrote:
1 washer on the head = 1 hole in the bracket, according to the tech support guy I talked to at Equalizer. I would try to get it relatively parallel.

There does come a point when more washers will add more equalizing, but make it harder to close the coupler when hooking up. I am there at 6 washers, or I would have gone to 7 and dropped the bars one.

1 washer on the head = 1 hole in the bracket, according to the tech support guy I talked to at Equalizer. I would try to get it relatively parallel.

ah64id wrote:
I am one hole above parallel and it works fine.

Mine was set 2-3 holes out of parallel.

Ditto ah64id. We've been out of parallel for 6 years now and it seems to work fine. Probably not ideal, but it's the best setup we can manage. Trailer has handled well.

I am one hole above parallel and it works fine.

When I had mine I was having trouble with my TT jerking. So I called EQ to ask some questions about setup. The tech guy said I could be slightly out of parallel with bars and it wouldn't matter. Naturally you want the bars to be as close to parallel with the L brackets as that's where part of the friction is at. Obviously you don't want the bars just riding on the front or rear edge of the L bracket.

I've got the same hitch. IMO, they should be level, or parallel as you say. The bars should ride flat on the L-piece on the frame. That's part of the friction control. You can download the manual from Equilizer and double check everything. Very easy to set up correctly and very easy to do wrong.

A photo would help! Thanks!

WoodGlue