weight distribution - too tight?
I recently watched a youtube video on Reese weight distribution bar set up. In the video they instructed to bring the hook level with the ground and hook to hook up the chain. I was taught to bring ...
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wileefox wrote:
I don't think I explained it well. I'm talking about hooking the chain into the hook and then lifting it into place and inserting the pin.
the video instructed to bring the hook assembly down to a point where it is parralel with the ground. I've been swinging it down almost to the end of its arc before hooking the chain onto the hook and lifting it into place.
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It doesnt matter how far you bring the hook up and down. It matters wait chain link your using. And also after bars are tensioned that the bars are
1. parallel with the frame or with a slight downward angle
2. having a min of 5 chain links showing
3. All in relation to distributing the correct weight from scales or wheel well measurement to get the front of vehicle at or near unloaded ride height/weight.
So if you are tightening too much without a source to measure or weigh, you can essentially lift the rear of the vehicle right off the ground...
