Tailgate to jack clearance

Personally, I would never hitch extend. I never found a need to have my tailgate down while hooked up/towing. If im out of room in the truck bed I usually just put stuff on my bumper mount cargo carrier on the back of the trailer. ..Or pile it higher lol


Countless times I've seen people forget about their tailgate being down while backing into a site. It may clear it going straight down the road, but on a tight turn into a campsite...The jack wins more often than the tailgate