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rbpru
Explorer II
Apr 23, 2014

Nose up nose down

When I adjust my WD hitch links for a level trailer I find the nose of the TT little less than 2” lower in the front.

The back of the TT is 23” off the ground the front is a little more than 21”.

If I recall correctly the suggestion was to haul nose down but I do not remember why. :h

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  • Mine's about 3/4" higher in the front and I've seen no difference in stability, mpg, or anything else. I could move it down, but I'd have to flip my shank to do it, so I just left it as is.
  • Never thought to check at the frame. I was checking the corners.

    Thanks folks
  • Just to add, nose down will give you ity bit more ground clearance in the back for driveway and approaches......
    Pat
  • If possible raise the WD head up one hole. If the tow vehicle is good then don't mess with the chains or brackets.
  • Level to slightly nose down provides the best stability. Make sure you measure at the TT frame. Your WDH should have an adjustable height shank. One notch higher should do it.
  • I could be wrong, but my understanding is that you want it as level as possible otherwise you can upset the handling and braking, especially on hard braking. You can't rely on your TT brakes being 100% effective, 100% of the time and that could potentially be a lot of additional weight pushing the TV forward.

    You should easily be able to level out that 2" difference by adjusting the ball height, hitch head angle and/or the number of chain links. I just went through the process with our new TT on the way home from our dealer and it took 1-2 hours raising/lowering the ball height and adjusting the bar angle and finally ended up about 1/2" high on the nose. I couldn't seem to get it closer than 1/2" high or low so went with being slightly on the high side to account for weight added to the TT when all loaded up. The prevailing wisdom is to run slightly nose down to level when all loaded up and mods done.

    The hardest part was finding a fairly flat parking lot where I wouldn't get in anyone's way for that long.
  • It's a little better aerodynamically. Nose high creates a vacuum over the roof area creating a little more drag. Slightly nose low allows the air boundary layer to hug the roof.
  • Nose level is best. If you have a tandem axle trailer it is more important than if you have a single axle trailer.