Hitch and WDH upgrade really improved towing experience

[hawkeye-08]

I just wanted to share that when we upgraded our trailer to Arctic Fox 27T from our Terry, we experienced less than desirable "movement". We had 1200-1300lb TW with 1000lb round bars on WDH and noticed some flex in the factory receiver on our 2011 GMC Sierra 2500HD.

To solve the problem, we did several upgrades (all ordered from etrailer.com, fair price, fast shipping).

1) replaced factory hitch on truck with Torklift SuperHitch Magnum
2) replaced shank with torklift adjustable (with dual stinger)
3) replaced WDH with Reese Trunnion bar 15000/1500lb

Installed and set it up and had a wonderful towing experience. I have to be careful to remember the trailer is back there it is so smooth now. We have found the sweetspot for our setup is 59mph, gives us the best mpg, is within tire limits and gets us there with less stress.

Thanks to this forum for the folks sharing their experiences.

[Bedlam]

The Magnum is a monster hitch - That's what I have on my Ram 5500. I had the the 17K SuperHitch on my F250 and that was twice the size of the OEM 12.5K.

[jerem0621]

Yep, you did a great job on your hitching system!

Receiver flex is a real, often ignored, problem and the reason some can't seem to get the WD dialed in right.

Congrats and enjoy the tow

Thanks!

Jeremiah