Buying F350 with an eye towards the future
With my max tow F150 the previous owner had installed air bags to help level the hitch/trailer. If I put 10-15% of my 7000 lb. trailer weight on the WDH will I still need air bags to raise the hitch ...
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An F-350 sits high in the rear and is designed to come down under load. When our 6500 trailer was attached to our F-350 it dropped only a little, barely touching the aux springs. It still was slightly high in the rear. And, as said before, I still used WD to return weight to the front axle for better steering. Air bags only increase the rear spring capacity. While that makes the truck look level, it does nothing to return weight to the front. The big truck manufacturers all have a trailer weight rating when not using WD and a 7000 lb. trailer is likely under that rating. But, steering and safety will be increased by using WD.
