WDH for 2500 Truck necessary?
I am new here and have decided on a Ram as the upgrade from my GMC Envoy. I currently tow a camper that weights about 5000lbs fully loaded. Hitch weight is about 450-500lbs. I currently have a weigh...
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skipnchar wrote:
The NEED for a WD system depends on the weight capacity of the trucks receiver. SOUNDS like your tongue weight would be within the trucks receiver rating even without a WD hitch but you need to WEIGH it not guess. For what it's worth, the trucks ride will be a lot better with the WD system in place.
I would beg to differ on this point... The weight capacity of the truck's receiver is but one factor in determining the NEED for a WDH. I could replace the hitch on my Super Duty (rated for 600/6000 weight-carrying) with a Reese Titan rated for 2000lbs of tongue-weight weight-carrying, but that doesn't eliminate the need for a WDH to restore the front axle load, and it doesn't provide the additional rear axle capacity necessary to handle the tongue weight plus the weight transferred from the front to the rear axle. (On my particular truck, I **might** be able to go as high as 1800lbs tongue weight without overloading the rear axle, but I suspect the front wheels would be dangerously light)
In short, the *need* for a WDH is related to the hitch as well as the chassis design, suspension ratings, and axle weights as a *system*, not any one specific component.
