Equalizer brand WD hitch Torque Specs
I can't remember the exact part names right now as I'm away from the small print on the parts and in the installation manual, but here's a question about torque on Equalizer Hitch bolts. I bought a...
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My neighbor who recommended the brand to me when I purchased, said even though the instructions don't call for it, he uses a little grease on the L brackets side. I do too. That area doesn't make noise and the lube MAY result in "less" anti-sway I suppose, but I don't suffer from that condition. The purpose of the WD job is accomplished with the actual LIFT that the lube doesn't counteract.
Even so, I had four WD setups in the chain style prior to this brand. Comparatively speaking, I loved the chain style and am not that happy with the Equalizer design. Even around the hitch only there is more exposed grease area and I ALWAYS seem to get my hands into it. Very irritating. The chain style I used were easy on and off (if set up right and you use the jack to assist) and had grease sockets that keep the mess under control. You'll get others saying just the opposite on preference.
There was an old time RV dude in our community who told me how he mounts the chain style brackets to the trailer frame 3/4" further back than straight up and down (when truck and trailer are in exact straight line) and that gives a slight anti-sway control. I always installed them that way from the first set and never had sway problems, and traveled all over. In town and cross country (Alaska and Virginia from Wyoming). I can't say whether I would have had sway conditions if installed straight up and down.
Even so, I had four WD setups in the chain style prior to this brand. Comparatively speaking, I loved the chain style and am not that happy with the Equalizer design. Even around the hitch only there is more exposed grease area and I ALWAYS seem to get my hands into it. Very irritating. The chain style I used were easy on and off (if set up right and you use the jack to assist) and had grease sockets that keep the mess under control. You'll get others saying just the opposite on preference.
There was an old time RV dude in our community who told me how he mounts the chain style brackets to the trailer frame 3/4" further back than straight up and down (when truck and trailer are in exact straight line) and that gives a slight anti-sway control. I always installed them that way from the first set and never had sway problems, and traveled all over. In town and cross country (Alaska and Virginia from Wyoming). I can't say whether I would have had sway conditions if installed straight up and down.
