Trailer front wheels warmer, WDH the cause?
Question: Will having the WDH set too tight cause extra weight on the front axle of the TRAILER? I followed the directions for re-setting up my weight distribution hitch and now the tires on the front...
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Sorry for the delay. My tries at posting have timed out. Oh well. Here is how I
fixed it on my 2 year old trailer:
I used the Equalizer hitch instructions instead of the Eaz-Lift ones for
my wdh. They seemed more realistic. This meant I raised my ball a little
over an inch and tilted it back several degrees more. This allowed me to
be on the 6th chain link and met the Equalizer standards for the front
and back of the truck. I took it for a 70-80
mile ride today at 60mph and it appears the temps and pressures have
normalized. In fact, the treads on the front axle were running 1 degree
cooler than the rear. Not statistically significant. Also, 2 psi was the
maximum increase I had in any tire (That is a very slight increase). I
think the problem was a combo of 2 things: The dealer set the angle
wrong on the hitch (and I didn't bother checking it) and I did not set
the height properly when I re-did things.
fixed it on my 2 year old trailer:
I used the Equalizer hitch instructions instead of the Eaz-Lift ones for
my wdh. They seemed more realistic. This meant I raised my ball a little
over an inch and tilted it back several degrees more. This allowed me to
be on the 6th chain link and met the Equalizer standards for the front
and back of the truck. I took it for a 70-80
mile ride today at 60mph and it appears the temps and pressures have
normalized. In fact, the treads on the front axle were running 1 degree
cooler than the rear. Not statistically significant. Also, 2 psi was the
maximum increase I had in any tire (That is a very slight increase). I
think the problem was a combo of 2 things: The dealer set the angle
wrong on the hitch (and I didn't bother checking it) and I did not set
the height properly when I re-did things.
