WDH and airbag setup Question
So here is my setup: 2010 F250 Diesel 2WD CC Tow vehicle 11.5K trailer fully loaded 1200 to 1250 Pound Tongue weigh once loaded Hensley Arrow hitch 1400 pound Springbars Truck equiped with air...
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Yes, you do. You might have tinker with the airbag height initially.
I got lucky and hit mine at the first try. You have significant tongue weight and I'll wager you squat around 2" in the back. If it were me, I'd go with getting it to within 1/2" of original rear height with the bags, then engage spring bars and see what happens. Remember, it's the front height that is critical, not the rear. Tighten the screw jacks until you get the front end down where you want it and see how the rear looks.
If the rear is now higher than it was unloaded, simply drop a few psi out of the bags and then recheck the front.
Be advised that you MAY be close to bottoming out the adjustment in your screw jacks by the time all is said or done. With the HA, that isn't a problem. In fact, that's the way mine is. The HA screw jacks are awesome for fine adjustment, as the screw setup allows for pretty much infinite tuning.
This happens because with the airbags aired up, the angle of the truck changes enough to negate the non adjustable angle of the HA stinger. I had enough slop in my truck receiver that I actually had some welding done to the top of my stinger to reduce that slop. On a standard WDH, you would simply add some washers for more head angle. Can't do that on a HA.
I don't think that's an issue on the super duty trucks as their receiver is a true 2" receiver. Mine is 54mm, which is a bit oversized. As an example, prior to welding a bead on top of my stinger, I could grab the end of the stinger with my hand and literally move it up/down/left/right with 1.5-2" of movement.
Hope that wasn't too confusing for you.
I got lucky and hit mine at the first try. You have significant tongue weight and I'll wager you squat around 2" in the back. If it were me, I'd go with getting it to within 1/2" of original rear height with the bags, then engage spring bars and see what happens. Remember, it's the front height that is critical, not the rear. Tighten the screw jacks until you get the front end down where you want it and see how the rear looks.
If the rear is now higher than it was unloaded, simply drop a few psi out of the bags and then recheck the front.
Be advised that you MAY be close to bottoming out the adjustment in your screw jacks by the time all is said or done. With the HA, that isn't a problem. In fact, that's the way mine is. The HA screw jacks are awesome for fine adjustment, as the screw setup allows for pretty much infinite tuning.
This happens because with the airbags aired up, the angle of the truck changes enough to negate the non adjustable angle of the HA stinger. I had enough slop in my truck receiver that I actually had some welding done to the top of my stinger to reduce that slop. On a standard WDH, you would simply add some washers for more head angle. Can't do that on a HA.
I don't think that's an issue on the super duty trucks as their receiver is a true 2" receiver. Mine is 54mm, which is a bit oversized. As an example, prior to welding a bead on top of my stinger, I could grab the end of the stinger with my hand and literally move it up/down/left/right with 1.5-2" of movement.
Hope that wasn't too confusing for you.
