Need advice on setting up?

[ACDNate]

Have a 22' Toyhauler I picked up and rehabbed last year

http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27609229/srt/pd/pging/1/page/1.cfm

I've been borrowing a 2500 to tow it with from buddies until now. I just picked up a 2014 F150 Ecoboost with 3.55 gears and towing package. Rated to tow 9800lbs.

***Disclaimer. Yes I know I should weigh everything and have that data, but i don't at this time so work with what I do know here.

I have planned on a weight distributing hitch. For grins and giggles I backed up the truck to the trailer today. Measured the body height unladen and then with the truck supporting the trailer.

With trailer on the hitch the front raised approx 1/2" and the rear dropped 2 3/4".

I was surprised that the front only raised up 1/2". I was expecting at least 1.5-2".

Will the weight distributing hitch ease up the rear sag I'm seeing?

I know it will transfer weight to the front but since the front isn't really raising much should I be looking at rear suspension help(ie airbags) first?

Thanks for the help

[Terryallan]

In truth 1/2" rise will take a couple hundred pounds off the steering axle. that will make the steering axle light, and easy to turn. that will cause sway. Air bags, or any thing else you use to stiffen the rear will NOT return the steering control to the steering axle.

Only a WDH will return steering control. And Yes, It WILL correct the rear sag. By the time you get the front back down where it is supposed to be. The rear will come up close to where it started from. AND the entire thing will drive way better.

The WDH IMOP is the way to go for safety, and control

[Dakota98]

Consider these in your search for something to assist with the rear sag.

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