Where to start with wdh adjustment for new truck?

[shades9323]

Got rid of my Ram 1500 with 1300 payload for a Silverado 2500 with 3300 payload. Same Jayco x23b hybrid with 5-600lbs on the tongue. Equalizer hitch.

The 2500 sits higher so I know I will need to drop the hitch down a notch or 2. Where should I start with attachments on the A-frame?

[Bobbo]

Measure the distance from the ground to the top of the front wheel well before putting the trailer on the ball. Write that number down. Memory is fickle. Put the trailer on the ball and retract the tongue jack so the entire weight is on the truck. If the wheel well rises less than about an inch, you are good to go. No WDH needed.

If the wheel well rises more than about an inch, slowly increase the amount of WD until the front wheel well comes back to about 1/2 inch above the level without the trailer attached.

[ssthrd]

shades9323 wrote:

MFL wrote:
You may not need a WDH with the new truck. Have you tried towing it without? Just 5-6 hundred lbs actual tongue weight will not remove much from front axle of a HD truck.

Jerry

Haven’t tried it yet. Just got the truck last weekend and the camper is still in storage. I figured that I wouldn’t need the weight distribution, but my hitch has sway control. Probably still want that.

^^100%

I pulled my 7,000# TT with my 3500 and just dialled it in enough to give me some sway control. I didn't need the weight distribution, but the sway control was noticable. Figured if I had it, I may as well use it.

[Lwiddis]

I agree that you may not need a WDH, in fact with 3300 of payload, I don’t the think so. My first response must have been lost on the web.

[Grit_dog]

MFL wrote:
Just 5-6 hundred lbs actual tongue weight will not remove much from front axle of a HD truck.

Jerry

Neither will 1500-1600 lbs, especially if it's a diesel!

[Grit_dog]

500-600lbs on the back of a 3/4 ton?
I'd start by gathering up all the equipment, take a couple nice photos of it and log into Craigslist and place a 4 sale add!

Unless you had inherent sway issues, in which case I'd first pile some more weight up front and see how it acts then. If it's good, I'd replace the ballast with something useful for camping like extra batteries and let 'er buck!

[ford_truck_guy]

Get the name of the hitch and google search or do a Youtube search.. A LOT of manufacturers have ho to videos on both google and YouTube.

My daughter just switched from a 2016 F150 to a 2022 F250 max payload package.. We sent online and followed their video...

She has the Fastway E2 Round bar

[shades9323]

MFL wrote:
You may not need a WDH with the new truck. Have you tried towing it without? Just 5-6 hundred lbs actual tongue weight will not remove much from front axle of a HD truck.

Jerry

Haven’t tried it yet. Just got the truck last weekend and the camper is still in storage. I figured that I wouldn’t need the weight distribution, but my hitch has sway control. Probably still want that.

[MFL]

You may not need a WDH with the new truck. Have you tried towing it without? Just 5-6 hundred lbs actual tongue weight will not remove much from front axle of a HD truck.

Jerry