Ryan01463 wrote:
Mine is a V6 model and came equppied with the Tow Package with a 2" Receiver. Sticker on the trailer hitch says 6000lb Tow Capacity and 600lb Tongue weight. I'm looking at WD Hitches and adding the airlift 1000 to the rear springs to keep the rear from any possible sagging.
handye9 wrote:
When you hang the tongue weight on your hitch, it takes weight off (like a see saw) from your front axle. If the front axle is too light, it can cause sway issues, due to subconscious hand movements and winds pushing on the tow vehicle. The purpose of weight distributing hitch, is to restore weight to your front axle. Airbags will lift the rear of the vehicle and make it look level, but, they will not restore any weight lost from the front end. They can be used with WD hitch and may improve your ride. Just know they are not helping with how the trailer weight is affecting your axles, and should not be used in place of the WD hitch.
Every time I read this sage advice I have to wonder why
so many just don't appreciate how important using a properly sized and adjusted weight distribution system is and why air bags are just
not the solution. Pretty hard to understand 'cause If this has been repeated once on pretty well every towing forum out there it's surely been repeated hundreds of thousands if not millions of times by now. :S
Yeah, yeah I know ... off my soapbox now. But geez! :R
