New Truck with a bigger hitch...
After several years of trouble free towing our "Blue Monster" crossed the 100K Mile mark and started showing signs of age. My oldest kid also grew 3 inches in 9 months and started to out grow the bac...
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LIKE2BUILD wrote:
Get a 2 1/2” drop shank. There is a lot of slop created when using the adapter sleeves.
Yah - that seems to be the majority opinion... I tried a sleeve with my old shank and was instantly unhappy with the amount of play. Then I quickly discovered that my old shank just plain could not give my hitch head the drop I needed and so that made my decision easy. Worth the money and one less thing to loose!!! :)
Set it up and took it out for it's first test tow of about 40 miles last night.
I might have to tweak it a little more, but, it's really close.
All I can say right now is that I am amazed at how much better the new truck tows. I mean - I knew it would, but... Yah. The family will be pleased. I am thrilled beyond words.
