RoyBell wrote:
I see what you guys are saying. Put the weight removed back onto it, not necessary more weight.
Is there any negative to having more weight on steer axle when loaded vs unloaded as long as it's within GAWR spec? I realize that a scale is my best option here, but I wonder how much (if any) the front fender will read lower when the rear is an inch lower. Being 1/4" lower makes me think it's roughly 300 lbs over stock. Maybe I can sit on the front bumper and have the gf measure the difference to see what 200 lbs does :D.
On my truck, when I was setting it up, at first I got the front "too heavy" ( more weight than the truck is stock ) and the result was I could feel it in the steering. At slow speeds, it felt "sluggish" at the steering wheel, if you hear what I mean. When it is "too light", the steering feels "light and floaty". When it is dialed to where the steer axle is the same as empty, as you would expect, it "feels right".
To take it to an extreme, you "could" potentially transfer so much load ( make the steer axle very, very heavy ) that you could end up with the drive axle weighing less than it does without the trailer. This would be a dangerous setup, and blue ox even describes/warns of this in the set up instructions.
I would again suggest this to you:
Get the front fender height back to exactly what it is unloaded.
Verify it on the scales when you get a chance.
Come back and tell us what it drives, handles and rides like.
