brulaz wrote:
Idaho33 wrote:
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one of my other concerns is that Ford recommends taking out only 1/2 of the front end rise with the WDH. It didn't look right to me and seemed to be sagging too much in the rear so I cranked it up one more link (still leaving 5 links between bars and hook point). It took almost all of the front end rise out and was almost completely level with the rear (1/8" higher in front, the rear still settled 1 3/4" to get there). It looked good and towed solid so that is how I weighed it.
One other thing that I was never able to find an answer to is should you set up your WDH and take your measurements with the bed of the truck full or empty? Like I said I carry a generator and a fair amount of fire wood, it makes a difference. For my measurements I used an empty truck for the before. My after measurements were with trailer + stuff in the bed. Most WDH set up posts I have read do not mention the amount of stuff in the bed or how to figure it into your set up procedure.
Yes, Ford says to reduce front end lift by only 1/2 (only return 50% of the weight lifted off it by 1/2), but others like Equal-I-Zer say to return up to 100% but not more. SO I've always figured 50-100% is good, and since I'm close to my rear GAWR, I'm going closer to 100%.
And you should have everything in your bed when you do the measurements. Everything should be loaded up. Everything.
Thanks for your input. I put nearly 100% of the weight back on the front and it rode and steered very nice. I'm sure the engineeres have their reasons but I don't understand the 50% guideline. I mean an empty truck rides around with more weight on the front than the rear axle daily. I don't get why they would recommend that the front be lighter than the unhitched weight while towing. I will certainly make sure I don't go over 100% weight return aka lower than unhitched height though.
