Towing
Hello all, just bought my first new toy hauler. I plan on hauling my side by side in the back. I have weight distribution bars and sway bars on a 2 5/16 hitch. Dry weight is 5262 and GVWR is 7,668. Th...
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Samsonsworld wrote:
The tongue can be offset some with a distribution hitch but too much weight up front will lead too bad handling...same as too much weight on back. I've towed heavy/light, UTVs/ATVs, boats, RVs and you want 10-15% on the tongue. It's a balancing act that may take trial and error.
More tongue weight is almost always better...so long as you don't overload the truck.
If the OP has a big diesel dually, he probably get away with 20% and it will tow great (similar reason why 5ers at 20-25% tow great).
But if he's got a marginal 1/2 ton and the suspension is strung out, he may struggle with 12%.
But so far, he hasn't told us what he's got, so it's a lot of speculation.
