Hitch Extender
I bought a 14" hitch extender today as I was in a tight spot a couple of weeks ago and almost took out a tail light:) Turns out....the extender REDUCES tongue and tow weight by 50%. Makes sense...
Forum Discussion
SoundGuy wrote:#1nobby wrote:
If, say, you attach your trailer and the rear of your truck sags....the WD will bring it back up providing the correct weight transfer.....then what does the self leveling suspension do, if not the same thing?
No, not the same thing at all. Self leveling will make the truck look pretty and does help with carrying junk in the back of the truck when not towing but doesn't do a thing when towing as it doesn't transfer any weight back to the front steer axle as does weight distribution, which BTW also transfers some hitch weight back to the trailer's axle(s). Someday when you have the time you might want to wade through the Ron Gratz Thread - How Weight Distribution Works.
I had the time, so I read. I remember decades ago as a young man long before I ever owned a TT hearing the hitch referred to as a load equalizing hitch. Would that not be more accurate terminology than weight distributing hitch? And wouldn't that be less confusing right from the get-go? Why did that term go out of fashion?
