We sold our 2013 Keystone Outback and 2013 F150 Ecoboost and bought a 27' Outback and Dodge Ram 2500 truck. The measurement to the top of the receiver from the ground on the F150 was 18". The measurement from the ground to the top of the receiver on the new Dodge was 25 1/2". The weight distribution hitch has way to raise and lower the height of the ball. I can lower it a total of 2". Should I?

Put it wherever you need it to have the trailer level or slightly nose low when everything is all hooked up. If you can’t get there with your current hitch you may have to consider one with more drop.

Thunder Mountain wrote: Should I?Yes

wnjj wrote:Put it wherever you need it to have the trailer level or slightly nose low when everything is all hooked up. If you can’t get there with your current hitch you may have to consider one with more drop.X2

I was under the impression that a weight distribution system purpose was solely to distribute weight equitably between the tow vehicle and trailer -- NOT to use as a leveling scheme. I also have read that if the difference between the tow vehicle hitch and trailer hitch exceeded 4", that the tow vehicle hitch needed to be adjusted accordingly. Given that, it sounds like a receiver ball adjustment needs be made....

Ed_Gee wrote:I was under the impression that a weight distribution system purpose was solely to distribute weight equitably between the tow vehicle and trailer -- NOT to use as a leveling scheme. I also have read that if the difference between the tow vehicle hitch and trailer hitch exceeded 4", that the tow vehicle hitch needed to be adjusted accordingly. Given that, it sounds like a receiver ball adjustment needs be made....A WD hitch transfers some of the ball weight to the front of the truck.

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wnjj
Explorer II
May 12, 2020
Put it wherever you need it to have the trailer level or slightly nose low when everything is all hooked up. If you can’t get there with your current hitch you may have to consider one with more drop.
Grit_dog
Navigator
May 12, 2020
Thunder Mountain wrote:
Should I?

Yes
Mike134
Explorer
May 12, 2020
wnjj wrote:
Put it wherever you need it to have the trailer level or slightly nose low when everything is all hooked up. If you can’t get there with your current hitch you may have to consider one with more drop.

X2
Ed_Gee
Explorer II
May 12, 2020
I was under the impression that a weight distribution system purpose was solely to distribute weight equitably between the tow vehicle and trailer -- NOT to use as a leveling scheme. I also have read that if the difference between the tow vehicle hitch and trailer hitch exceeded 4", that the tow vehicle hitch needed to be adjusted accordingly. Given that, it sounds like a receiver ball adjustment needs be made....
jdc1
Explorer II
May 12, 2020
Ed_Gee wrote:
I was under the impression that a weight distribution system purpose was solely to distribute weight equitably between the tow vehicle and trailer -- NOT to use as a leveling scheme. I also have read that if the difference between the tow vehicle hitch and trailer hitch exceeded 4", that the tow vehicle hitch needed to be adjusted accordingly. Given that, it sounds like a receiver ball adjustment needs be made....

A WD hitch transfers some of the ball weight to the front of the truck.
Ed_Gee
Explorer II
May 12, 2020
jdc1 wrote:
Ed_Gee wrote:
I was under the impression that a weight distribution system purpose was solely to distribute weight equitably between the tow vehicle and trailer -- NOT to use as a leveling scheme. I also have read that if the difference between the tow vehicle hitch and trailer hitch exceeded 4", that the tow vehicle hitch needed to be adjusted accordingly. Given that, it sounds like a receiver ball adjustment needs be made....

A WD hitch transfers some of the ball weight to the front of the truck.

Yes, that is understood ... and is how the hitch weight is distributed between the tow vehicle and the trailer....but as I already mentioned, it is not intended as a means to 'level' a poorly matched hitch system.
Thunder_Mountai
Explorer II
May 12, 2020
OP here... My original question was asked before I did any thinking and research. I obviously need to purchase a new shank. My current shank measures 9" drop. It still has about 2 1/2" of drop left. If I buy a 12" drop shank, that should get the trailer to about 2" above where I was with the old truck. I'm talking with e-trailer as I type this.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
May 12, 2020
X3, wnjj.
bgum
Explorer
May 12, 2020
TT should be level or slightly nose down. Size your drop accordingly.
BarneyS
Explorer III
May 12, 2020
Ed_Gee wrote:
jdc1 wrote:
Snip...

A WD hitch transfers some of the ball weight to the front of the truck.

Yes, that is understood ... and is how the hitch weight is distributed between the tow vehicle and the trailer....but as I already mentioned, it is not intended as a means to 'level' a poorly matched hitch system.

He didn't say anything about leveling the trailer via weight distribution. He was talking about the position of the WD hitch head on the shank - which is the proper way to level a trailer.
Barney