Stiffer bars for Blue Ox hitch?

plasticmaster wrote:
Just got a new truck and noticed that when I hitched my travel trailer to it, the rear end squats a little as compared to the front of the truck. I have the Blue Ox hitch and typically I would adjust the chain length to give it more tension. However, doing so would cause the bar to hit the battery tray on the tongue of the camper in turns. Could I use stiffer load bars to provide the correct leveling which would allow the chains to be longer?

Eyeballing it?

Measure you unloaded height front and rear.

Measure you trailer hitched but no WD connected.

Subtract the loaded distance from the unloaded distance for front and rear.

Make your measurements in the exact same spot each time, you want some accuracy.

Now you have numbers to give you something to work from instead of eyeballs which sometimes gets fooled.

Shoot for half of the front difference for weight restoration..

That should bring the rear up slightly while dropping the front some as it pushes weight forward towards the front axle.

Manufacturers used to tell folks to fully restore the front height, I believe they now recommend 1/2 restoration as 100% restoration may not be obtainable or desirable..

Something else to consider, trucks are naturally biased high on the rear, depending on spring rates and how much over level the rear may start with, some sag is normal, acceptable and expected.

May not need as much as your eyeballs are telling you.