EAZ lift

If you have that much sag, you need to get a taller hitch so the ball is 3 inches higher. If you are sagging that much it sounds to me like you have your hitch weight too high and need to shift weight rearward in your TT. Go to the Truckstop and get axle and Gross Wt and see if your are overloaded.If you are OK, then raise the trailer on the jack 1st, hook up the EZ Lift and lower the jack . Need a picture too.

Are you also using a cheater bar to help you engage the snap-up brackets?

Forgot the cheater bar but 6" is too much.

I have difficulty using an EAZ lift weight distribution hitch to connect my travel trailer and truck. To help in connecting the torsion bars, the truck/trailer connection should be raised about 3" using the jack on the trailer. The problem is I have to raise the hitch 6 or more inches.
What am I doing wrong?

Check the angle of the ball hitch, does it point slightly down toward the ground, mabey 15 to 20 degrees???? Or just take it in to a reputable RV shop (I know, that is an oxymoron) and have set up your whole hitch system.

What I used to do with my old EAZ Lift is barely drop the tongue on to the ball then snap the brackets up. Easy, you could do it with a long screw driver if you wanted. Don't put any weight on the suspension.

Ron3rd wrote:
What I used to do with my old EAZ Lift is barely drop the tongue on to the ball then snap the brackets up. Easy, you could do it with a long screw driver if you wanted. Don't put any weight on the suspension.

I never thought of that! Gonna try this next time.

So, how much of that 6" is the the sagging of the rear end? If it's about 3" and you raise it another 3" to snap up the brackets, sounds about right to me..

I use the same brand hitch and that's about what mine does. Got an electric tongue jack and that makes it easy.. :)

Mitch

gunner65 wrote:

Ron3rd wrote:
What I used to do with my old EAZ Lift is barely drop the tongue on to the ball then snap the brackets up. Easy, you could do it with a long screw driver if you wanted. Don't put any weight on the suspension.

I never thought of that! Gonna try this next time.

Worked great for me for about 9 years. I did not even latch the coupler as it would always snap into place when the bars were pulled up and you lowered the tongue jack. Almost didn't need the pull-up bar. No need to fight the bars and muscle it up!

Ron3rd wrote:

gunner65 wrote:

Ron3rd wrote:
What I used to do with my old EAZ Lift is barely drop the tongue on to the ball then snap the brackets up. Easy, you could do it with a long screw driver if you wanted. Don't put any weight on the suspension.

I never thought of that! Gonna try this next time.

Worked great for me for about 9 years. I did not even latch the coupler as it would always snap into place when the bars were pulled up and you lowered the tongue jack. Almost didn't need the pull-up bar. No need to fight the bars and muscle it up!

Man up and do it bare handed! LOL
Just kidding, I do it the same way and it works good.

Still not right, 6 inches is 3 too many.