The wrong setup
Originally my wdh was set up for a lighhter camper, and a ram 1500. I now drive a '13 ram 2500, when we bought our new camper readjusting the wdh was my concern, but as we looked at it, the truck really seemed to hold the weight well, and it pulled beautifully.
Fast forward a year. A few weeks ago i had a 2" leveling kit installed, and instantly i could tell something changed. My truck had more droop than usual, and the camper was dipping in the front slightly, which was never happening before.
Finally today, i went and got some new shoes for the camper, and then brought it home to pack for our 2 week trip. While i was hooked up in the street, ileveled the camper, and measured the top of the tongue to the ground which was 21.5". After i got parked and unhooked, i measured from the ground to the top of my ball, 25.25", so this is way off.
Is this by chance whats causing excessive droop? I realize weight distribution is probably wonky. The front of my truck, when hooked up, is only 1/2" higher than the rear so i think its close.
I know going to a cat scale is the on,y true measure, but just wondering if id have less droop if my tongue and ball were closer to the same starting point.
Btw, my dry hitch weight is 1173# according to the mfg, and there are 2 batteries and 2 30 gal propane tanks there as well.
Fast forward a year. A few weeks ago i had a 2" leveling kit installed, and instantly i could tell something changed. My truck had more droop than usual, and the camper was dipping in the front slightly, which was never happening before.
Finally today, i went and got some new shoes for the camper, and then brought it home to pack for our 2 week trip. While i was hooked up in the street, ileveled the camper, and measured the top of the tongue to the ground which was 21.5". After i got parked and unhooked, i measured from the ground to the top of my ball, 25.25", so this is way off.
Is this by chance whats causing excessive droop? I realize weight distribution is probably wonky. The front of my truck, when hooked up, is only 1/2" higher than the rear so i think its close.
I know going to a cat scale is the on,y true measure, but just wondering if id have less droop if my tongue and ball were closer to the same starting point.
Btw, my dry hitch weight is 1173# according to the mfg, and there are 2 batteries and 2 30 gal propane tanks there as well.
