Towing with Auto Leveling
Hi all, I have a 2017 with the max tow package and it comes with auto level or airride. I also have a Curt weight distribution and sway control hitch. I pulled my 24ft hybrid camper last weekend 51...
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Auto level only lifts and lowers the rear of the vehicle. It does next to nothing for weight transfer.
When you first lower the trailer tongue on to the ball, the front of your vehicle rises due to the "see-saw" effect: Trailer pushes down behind the rear axle, front of vehicle comes up, causing weight to come off the front tires.
The auto level only pushes up AT the axle, the pivot point of the see-saw. So the whole thing goes up, not just the rear.
Your WD hitch lifts up on the rear bumper, behind the axle, behind the pivot of the see-saw. This in turn causes the front end to come back down, placing weight back on the front tires.
Hopefully that explains why auto level is not a replacement for the WD hitch. They can work together, because they achieve different goals.
When you first lower the trailer tongue on to the ball, the front of your vehicle rises due to the "see-saw" effect: Trailer pushes down behind the rear axle, front of vehicle comes up, causing weight to come off the front tires.
The auto level only pushes up AT the axle, the pivot point of the see-saw. So the whole thing goes up, not just the rear.
Your WD hitch lifts up on the rear bumper, behind the axle, behind the pivot of the see-saw. This in turn causes the front end to come back down, placing weight back on the front tires.
Hopefully that explains why auto level is not a replacement for the WD hitch. They can work together, because they achieve different goals.
