Is it bad to get to big of Equalizer hitch
Is there anything wrong with getting an Equalizer hitch that is a size too big? I am following the instructions on their website and it recommends a 10k but if I add a lot of extra cargo weight then i...
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Deep Trax wrote:Huntindog wrote:
I have owned both. (for a short while both at the same time) The 12K bars will NOT fit into the 14K head, and the 14K bars will NOT fit into the 12K head.
The 1/2 round slots at the end of the 14K bars are offset. On the 12K bars they are centered.
On the 12K bars you can flip them over and insert them into the same "reciever" since it's slot is centered. If you flip over a 14K bar, it will not fit in the same 'reciever". You would need to swap sides with it.
I think that customer service strikes again.
You are mistaken. Here is cut and paste from the manual:
Insert spring arms into the sockets in the hitch head. Arms for the 12K
and 14K models are side specific. They are notched slightly off-center, and
should be inserted into the socket with the notch on the inside, and with the
label facing outward.
I have run bars with 14K sticker in a 12K head.
It must have changed at some point. I bought my 12K around 2002, and the 14k in 2009.
Here is what EQ said in 2005:
Check out the following response from Eq Tech Support to the posting on the AirStream forum and then do yourself a favor and get the 1400# bars:From: Josh Jones
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 12:42 PM
To: TomW
Subject: RE: Different spring bars for heavier suspensions?
Hello Tom,
An interesting discussion that you have found. First of all it may be useful for me to clarify that for an Equal-i-zer brand 4-Point Sway Control Hitch, one should not talk about selecting Spring Arms (or bars) alone, as this may mislead one to believe that the Spring Arms are interchangeable on any hitch model. For some weight distribution hitches this is correct, but this is not the case for the original Equal-i-zer Hitch. Instead of saying "which spring bars should I select" or "I have the 10,000/1,000 lb. Spring Arms", it is more accurate to say "which hitch model should I select" and "I have the 10,000/1,000 lb. Hitch" . The Spring Arms are not interchangeable on the Equal-i-zer, so the 10,000/1,000 lb. Spring Arms are only found on the 10,000/1,000 lb. Hitch (they are the only Spring Arms that fit in a 10,000 lb. Equal-i-zer Hitch Head, etc. for each model). For information's sake, I should add that if a person did want to upgrade or downgrade the capacity of an Equal-i-zer Hitch, both the Hitch Head and the set of Spring Arms would need to be replaced, while all other components could be reused.
