Help with adding Dual Cam

[fsds123]

I bought a used trailer that came with a draw-tite weight dist hitch. Am trying to add Reese Dual cam sway control to it. I have the hitch at the highest level on the shank, and the ball is at the same height as the trailer when not hooked up. Doing some preliminary measurements to mount the cams, I notice there is no pressure on the bars with 5 links. I can even lift the bars up another inch or so off the cams. Is it just a matter of getting a taller shank, and angling the hitch down some more with extra washers? Or is this hitch just not going to work with dual cams?

Moderator edit to re-size pictures to forum recommended limit of 640px maximum width.

[mikeh449]

draw bar is bent the person you got the hitch from hit something vvey hard and bent it bad need to replace

[dodge_guy]

They need to be hardened washers. Grade 8 would be good. Put one more washer in and recheck. Once you get it dialed in it will perform well!

[fsds123]

Hard to tell in the picture, but the weight is completely on the ball. Since I do not have any extra washers, can any old washers be used? Is there a limit on how many?

[BenK]

maybe just my old eyeballs...but with all of those washers...the bar still looks
level and just the ball tilted back...if anything...the bar end center line
looks tilted the WRONG way vs the balls vertical center line

The whole purpose of adding washers on this type of architecture is to tilt the
bars DOWN to gain more purchase distance (more tension)

Maybe since it is lifted and unweighted...maybe another pic with full
weight lowered onto the ball

[downtheroad]

I installed and had Dual Cam on our last two trailers...
I might and I say might be able to help, but could you post a couple of pictures.

It would help us Dual Cam guys so see what is going on.