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jbres's avatar
jbres
Explorer
Jun 20, 2014

equalizer question? what size to get?

Getting ready to order my 4 point equalizer online and trying to determine which weight class to get. I weighed by TT today and got some interesting results. My loaded TT weight is 7,000#. GVWR is 7865#. My hitch weight was listed at 960 but with it loaded ready to go its a whopping 1,100#. My truck I pull with is 2007 GMC Classic 2500HD.
My local dealer told me there hitch man has been doing hitches for 30 years, and he suggest I go with the 90-00-1400 (14k) hitch based on my weight. I said my trailer doesn't weigh 14k and he said my hitch weight is high and the 14k will not make me suffer a stiffer ride.

Also, where have you guys bought from online.? My best price is so far is on Amazon for $556 grand total.
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  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Jun 20, 2014
    $556 is not to bad for a 14K which is more $$ than the others. If I recall, the lighter bars are not interchangeable with the 14K head.

    I paid around $480 for my 12K EQ off Amazon with shipping. The shipping weight on these things is around 80-100 lbs.
  • APT's avatar
    APT
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    with a 3/4 ton, you probably don't need 100% front axle weight restored. 1000 or 1200 pound bars seem appropriate.
  • LarryJM's avatar
    LarryJM
    Explorer II
    Jun 20, 2014
    GeoBoy wrote:
    Equalizer makes a 1200 model which more closely matches your hitch weight. Too stiff a bar can damage the trailer hitch because the trailer hitch will flex instead of the torsion/equalizer bar.


    I'm not too sure how true that is as long as you're not REALLY, REALLY going overboard like using a 1.4/14K where a 600/6K system would work. Also, I can't substantiate it, but I would think the vehicle NVH might only be negatively impacted with a lighter based and less robust suspension type vehicle.

    In this case he is only going 300lbs over his known TW so a 1.4/14K system might not be an issue. I run the 1.2/12K Equal-i-zer on a trailer with an axle wt of 6800 and TW of close to 950lbs and all is good.

    Larry
  • GeoBoy's avatar
    GeoBoy
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    Equalizer makes a 1200 model which more closely matches your hitch weight. Too stiff a bar can damage the trailer hitch because the trailer hitch will flex instead of the torsion/equalizer bar.
  • jbres's avatar
    jbres
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    Mmwtdh- where did you get yours?
    Also, night and day difference with the equalizer? I am coming from the old school chain style
  • Mmwtdh's avatar
    Mmwtdh
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    My trailer weighs 7019 / GVWR 8760 and I have 14,000 Equalizers......... they work perfectly for me.
  • jbres's avatar
    jbres
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    I was worried about a rough ride with the 14k but my dealer assured me he believe my ride wont suffer because of it.
  • old_guy's avatar
    old_guy
    Explorer
    Jun 20, 2014
    I was thinking a 14K myself. I always have been one for over kill mainly if I ever buy a larger TT I only have to buy one hitch.

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