I'm Brand New To This Great Forum...I just bought a brand new 2018 Grand Design TT 37' "Reflection". Love the trailer, but now I need to set up my truck with the Hitch or an Air Bag System. Can some of you pro's out there(sure not me)tell me what the benefit is... one over the other, for me doing just the air lift system 7500lbs or a Weight Distribution Hitch. I have a 2012 Ford Crew cab 4x4 F350, Dual rear wheels, long bed, King Ranch, 6.7L Diesel, that I'm going to be buying soon. It has 30,000 miles on it and I don't know which way is going to be better. Stand alone Air Lift System or the Weight Distribution Hitch. The trailer is around 1,000lbs at the tongue and the trailer will be around 12,500lbs. Thanks for any suggestions??

In my opinion you should have the weight distribution system. A TT when hooked up to the truck will "unload" the front axle. A WDH will transfers weight off the back axle (reduce sag) and put it back onto the front axle. A very desirable outcome. Is it necessary for a 1 ton truck - no; is it beneficial - yes. If your going to do and air bag or a WDH, why not restore weight to the front end in the process?

freddy4toes wrote:I'm Brand New To This Great Forum...I just bought a brand new 2018 Grand Design TT 37' "Reflection". Love the trailer, but now I need to set up my truck with the Hitch or an Air Bag System. Can some of you pro's out there(sure not me)tell me what the benefit is... one over the other, for me doing just the air lift system 7500lbs or a Weight Distribution Hitch. I have a 2012 Ford Crew cab 4x4 F350, Dual rear wheels, long bed, King Ranch, 6.7L Diesel, that I'm going to be buying soon. It has 30,000 miles on it and I don't know which way is going to be better. Stand alone Air Lift System or the Weight Distribution Hitch. The trailer is around 1,000lbs at the tongue and the trailer will be around 12,500lbs. Thanks for any suggestions??Which TT I have a 315 and it's tongue empty is almost 1200# some who have it scale at 1700#. In a word WDH YES. Just a not I have the 200# blue ox and also a set of 1500# for when I have less weight.

I want to thank both of you for your opinions. I really appreciate all the information.

freddy4toes wrote:Love the trailer, but now I need to set up my truck with the Hitch or an Air Bag System.No you don't - air bags may make the truck look pretty by allowing it to run level with the trailer sitting on the hitch but won't do a darned thing to transfer weight back on to the truck's front steer axle where it belongs. A properly sized and adjusted WD system will. Just a suggestion but for that size of trailer I'd be looking at a Hensley Arrow or ProPride 3P which stop sway before it even starts, not just dampen sway that's already occurring.

Apples and oranges. Like said above, the WDH distributes weight to the front axle. If needed, you can add air bags to bring up the rear if it sags too much after correctly adjusting the weight distribution. Of course a minor correction may be needed to the WDH after installing air bags.

Weight Distribution Hitch or Air Lift System?? Help

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freddy4toes
Explorer
Sep 25, 2018
I want to thank both of you for your opinions. I really appreciate all the information.
Colo_Native
Explorer
Sep 25, 2018
freddy4toes wrote:
I'm Brand New To This Great Forum...
I just bought a brand new 2018 Grand Design TT 37' "Reflection". Love the trailer, but now I need to set up my truck with the Hitch or an Air Bag System. Can some of you pro's out there(sure not me)tell me what the benefit is... one over the other, for me doing just the air lift system 7500lbs or a Weight Distribution Hitch. I have a 2012 Ford Crew cab 4x4 F350, Dual rear wheels, long bed, King Ranch, 6.7L Diesel, that I'm going to be buying soon. It has 30,000 miles on it and I don't know which way is going to be better. Stand alone Air Lift System or the Weight Distribution Hitch. The trailer is around 1,000lbs at the tongue and the trailer will be around 12,500lbs. Thanks for any suggestions??

Which TT I have a 315 and it's tongue empty is almost 1200# some who have it scale at 1700#. In a word WDH YES. Just a not I have the 200# blue ox and also a set of 1500# for when I have less weight.
troubledwaters
Nomad
Sep 25, 2018
In my opinion you should have the weight distribution system. A TT when hooked up to the truck will "unload" the front axle. A WDH will transfers weight off the back axle (reduce sag) and put it back onto the front axle. A very desirable outcome. Is it necessary for a 1 ton truck - no; is it beneficial - yes. If your going to do and air bag or a WDH, why not restore weight to the front end in the process?

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