Hijackers and Weight distribution hitches
Hi, I have installed a set of Gabriel Hijackers on my 98 Yukon and set them up for 150 PSI. I did this when I was using a normal tongue hitch system. I have since gone to a weight distribution hitch ...
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Lynnmor wrote:
Are the shock mounts made to carry the weight and loads of the vehicle plus the weight added from the trailer?
Good question.
Yukon was designed for max 5500 lbs towing (tongue hitch). The Shadow Cruiser weighs in at 4340 dry weight. The tongue weight is 560. So we were right at the edge with a tongue hitch setup. I put the Hijackers in not to increase the weight capabilities but to help even out the back front ride height. And it did to a point. The steering was still a little squirmy. That is why I invested in the WDH. It handles extremely well now, the height difference between unhitched and hitched is less than 1/2 inch both front and back center line of the wheel wells. i was just wondering if I was violating something in keeping the pressre at 150PSI in the Hijackers with the WDH. The max tongue weight with WDH is 825 so I am well below that, max trailer weight is 5500 lbs so as long as I keep the GF from going overboard on luggage, we should be good with that too.
thanks,
t
