towing with slider hitch
Go you ever tow for a distance with the slider extended?
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Bedlam wrote:
Losing 180 lbs off of a 4500-5000 lb front end should not cause steering issues unless you have a poor front end alignment. What will cause handing issues is the additional porpoising caused by having the heavy pin behind the axle.
I never said I had steering issues but I did notice the front tires sliding easier when braking on gravel camp ground roads. And no the truck didn't have brake issues either.
No front alignment issues on this truck with a 4060 lb front axle weight as evident the OEM Michelins LTX running 115k miles before needing to be replaced.
Years back when I had several GN trailers my hitch guy mislocated the bed plate on a brand new long bed std cab 350 DRW Ford truck. The ball location was supposed to be 4" forward but actually 4" aft.
I found the mistake sitting in the loading yard but was already loaded plus the construction site 370 miles away was waiting on the load. This run was a handful.
Made my reload back home and had my hitch guy relocate the ball where it was supposed to be. Just my experience ...others may differ.
