when is weight distribution hitch required

TomG2 wrote:

Asking a bunch of RVnet members is your best bet. Don't rely on the engineers that designed and built your tow vehicle. GM engineers in particular have blown the Front Axle Restoration fears clear out of the water with their Silverado series of pickups.

That stuff dates back to the days when we used big old softly sprung sedans and station wagons to tow our campers. Today's modern well engineered pickups are totally different animals. That is not to say that the rear suspension cannot be overloaded, because it can be. Better to purchase an adequate tow vehicle rather than hope some magic hitch is going to compensate for being over payload.

A vehicle can be engineered to not require a WDH, however, this isn't guarantee of the best user experience. Moving up a few pickup classes does not magically cancel out the forces involved with towing. All of those dynamic forces and Newton Laws aren't going anywhere. This is why people, some even in this thread, report a more pleasurable experience while using a WHD with a very capable vehicle. So while an engineer has designed a truck to not fall apart when loaded, that doesn't change the fact that you'll get the best experience when weights are balanced across all axles and dynamic forces are restrained. We get it, you're anti-WDH and don't see any benefits. You don't have to post one of these rants in every WDH thread.