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kells81
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Aug 08, 2013

First setup attempt for my WD hitch. Maybe wrong

Here goes,

I got home from Pakistan on Sunday and went Tuesday to retrieve my RV from the dealer as they were fixing the plastic items on top due to hail damage.

I followed the directions included with the hitch as close as possible. The only thing skipped was torqueing the ball to 250ft. pounds.

After setup the front height was exactly where it began. The back was 2" higher than front pre and according to the measurements was within 1/4" of the front height after hookup.

We drove down the road about 10 miles then turned into a walmart parking lot and verified everything was still tight and measured again. The truck didn't change but looking at the pic the trailer is sitting high front low back. Trailer was leveled and tongue height measured but I am not sure what happened. I plan on dragging it over to the church parking lot and doing the setup again but maybe some pointers can be offered.

Here is the hitch I purchased


  • First, Please edit the image tag and add width limit per forum rules, and my small screen:

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    There is no need to measure the height of the rear axle, only front. There are two goals: One goal is to get the front axle the same height with WD as unhitched. Second goal is to get the TT level to slightly nose down. I agree, it looks slightly nose up, but measure the frame to ground front and back to confirm.

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