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Hannibal
Oct 04, 2016Explorer
We have around 850-900~lbs of tongue weight on our trailer with full tanks and all our stuff in the pass through and under the bed and closets. The front of our truck doesn't change with just a ball and no WD. I went back and looked at the pics I took of it and the rear settles 2" with no WD. With the bars on our Reese HP trunion style hitch, I bring it back up 1" and it tows great. How much rise are you getting on the front and how much does the rear settle without the bars? Your rig looks fine to me and if it tows well, I'd be happy but if you're looking for perfectly level, you need to measure the coupler height with the trailer level on level ground. Then adjust the hitch height to an inch or two higher on the empty truck. If the trailer settles the truck down 3" without the bars and you bring it back up 1.5" with the bars, the ball needs to be 1.5"~ higher than the coupler when unhitched. This should bring the front of the truck back to within .5" of it's original height. I'm having a hard time imagining the front of a 6.7L F250 would rise more than that without the bars. Too much tension on the bars can cause steering issues and it can feel a little squirrely.
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