Wheelbase and weight distributing hitches
We have a F350 short bed, crew cab TV. Our trailer is a 7,000 lb (loaded), 1000 lb tongue weight 27ft Kodiak (30 ft back to ball). I have read in several threads that wheelbase is a factor in weight d...
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nohurry wrote:
The equal-I-zer has has an adjustable hitch head that needs to be set at a specific height in relation to your TT's hitch when the TT Is sitting level. Then you set up for weight dist as terryallen described. I would check you instructions, or find them on their website and see if your close before starting. If not, I'd have a shop set your ball height etc for you as the torque requirements are very high. I had to do the same thing when I went from my f150 to my f250. Good luck.
I set the hitch height by measuring the distance from the receiver to the ground on the old truck, then measured the receiver to the ground on the new. I took the hitch to my dealer and they mounted it on a new, longer offset. I only had to pay for the new part.
