Risk of Putting Slightly More Weight Back To Front Axle

[four22]

Dialing in my equalizer 4 point and have a simple question... my truck with no trailer front axle weight is 3500 pounds on a scale with a full tank and loaded ready to go...

I ran across the scales on our last trip and the steer axle was 3405 Pounds with the trailer and truck loaded ready to go. I'm not over any ratings but I am close to them (250 pounds below the closest axle rating)...

I added 1 more washer to my hitch to try to gain a little more steering control and am curious if there are any reservations to putting slightly more weight back to the front with the WDH.... meaning like 3550 vs the no trailer 3500...

The extra washer made a dramatic difference going from storage to our home but I wanted a sanity check to make sure I wasn't creating an unsafe condition.

Thanks for the help

[drsteve]

A 300 pound guy in the passenger seat would add more than 50 lb to the front axle. I wouldn't worry about it, especially since the truck handles better.