Weight Distribution Hitch with F350?

I just brought my 26ft RLS (7900 lb gross)Okanagan bumper pull home from storage with my new to me 2011 F350 SRW 4x4 CC long box. I checked the hitched and unhitched height of the wheel well as per Ford manual. The front only went up 3/4 of an inch with the trailer hookded up. The back only went down 1 1/2 inches.
Can't see much point in trying to redistribute that weight???

You may not need as much tension, but it's still a good idea to return the weight to the front axle. Before hooking up, measure the distance from the ground to the front fender lip, then hook up the WD bars and tighten till the measurement is around 1" higher or about the same, but never lower. Hope that helps.

Thanks, good advice. I'll check it out when my truck arrives.

:) Hi, what does the sticker on your receiver say? Usually there are two numbers on it. One is for weight on the ball and the other one is higher for use with a WD hitch. So if your trailer's tongue weight is less than the lower number, you don't need a WD hitch. You still should have some form of sway control.

My F-150 receiver says 500 lbs Weight Carrying and 1,150 lbs Weight Distributing. So if my trailer has a tongue weight of 500 lbs or less, I don't have to have a WD hitch.


(my opinion)