increasing tongue weight
Hey everyone, not new to forum, but new to posting. Usually lurk in background and soak up knowledge. I tried a search but didnt find anything, but i would like to increase my tongue weight. Accord...
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Weight centered over the axles will add 0% to the hitch weight.
Weight added directly over the ball will add 100%.
Between that it's basically a percentage of the distance between...so 50% of the distance between the ball and center of axles will add 50% to the hitch weight.
Now if you can move weight from the back end to the front end, that can actually result in greater than 100% as weight behind the axles actually reduces hitch weight. So if you have a generator on the rear bumper and can move it to a rack above the tongue, that can have a bigger impact.
If it's towing well, I wouldn't put a lot of effort into it but do keep an eye on it...especially if you have a trip where you will be carrying fresh water. It might not take much to push from towing well to being a problem.
Weight added directly over the ball will add 100%.
Between that it's basically a percentage of the distance between...so 50% of the distance between the ball and center of axles will add 50% to the hitch weight.
Now if you can move weight from the back end to the front end, that can actually result in greater than 100% as weight behind the axles actually reduces hitch weight. So if you have a generator on the rear bumper and can move it to a rack above the tongue, that can have a bigger impact.
If it's towing well, I wouldn't put a lot of effort into it but do keep an eye on it...especially if you have a trip where you will be carrying fresh water. It might not take much to push from towing well to being a problem.
