Hannibal wrote:I will try again.Huntindog wrote:Hannibal wrote:beemerphile1 wrote:
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
If it takes 200~lbs per bar to bring the front back to unloaded height, that's what it takes regardless which bars are used. Pressure and friction will be the same. The heavier bars simply won't flex as much.
If you back off the bars too much, then there will be times under tow, when they do not transfer the weight, and in the case of the EQUALIZER provide sway control.
The bars (even the EQUALIZERS) are working springs. They are designed to flex as needed when under tow... Too heavy a bar is not good.
If it were, we would all be running the biggest bars possible!
Too light a bar isn't good either. The right size is the right size. A little off, may be just a slight difference.... But the OP is wayyyy over what he needs.
You don't back off the bars. It still takes the same amount of pressure on the L brackets to produce the necessary torque at the receiver to bring the front of the truck back down to unloaded height. The difference will be stiffness of the ride.
If you do NOT back off of the bars.... How will you keep from transfering too much weight?
You simply cannot run 14K bars on the same holes/washers as 8/10K bars.
If you do, you will be transfering too much weight.
So you back off of the bars.... What happens then is you CAN adjust it in a static position to transfer the correct amount of weight...
But in a dynamic condition the pressure on the bars will change from much less than correct, to much more as the angle between the TT and TV changes under tow. This is how you get the bumpy ride.
It is also why it will be less effective as a sway control.
Once again.... They make different sizes for a reason.
Huntindog wrote:Hannibal wrote:beemerphile1 wrote:
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
If it takes 200~lbs per bar to bring the front back to unloaded height, that's what it takes regardless which bars are used. Pressure and friction will be the same. The heavier bars simply won't flex as much.
If you back off the bars too much, then there will be times under tow, when they do not transfer the weight, and in the case of the EQUALIZER provide sway control.
The bars (even the EQUALIZERS) are working springs. They are designed to flex as needed when under tow... Too heavy a bar is not good.
If it were, we would all be running the biggest bars possible!
Too light a bar isn't good either. The right size is the right size. A little off, may be just a slight difference.... But the OP is wayyyy over what he needs.
You don't back off the bars. It still takes the same amount of pressure on the L brackets to produce the necessary torque at the receiver to bring the front of the truck back down to unloaded height. The difference will be stiffness of the ride.
Hannibal wrote:beemerphile1 wrote:
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
If it takes 200~lbs per bar to bring the front back to unloaded height, that's what it takes regardless which bars are used. Pressure and friction will be the same. The heavier bars simply won't flex as much.
If you back off the bars too much, then there will be times under tow, when they do not transfer the weight, and in the case of the EQUALIZER provide sway control.
The bars (even the EQUALIZERS) are working springs. They are designed to flex as needed when under tow... Too heavy a bar is not good.
If it were, we would all be running the biggest bars possible!
Too light a bar isn't good either. The right size is the right size. A little off, may be just a slight difference.... But the OP is wayyyy over what he needs.
dodge guy wrote:Hannibal wrote:beemerphile1 wrote:
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
If it takes 200~lbs per bar to bring the front back to unloaded height, that's what it takes regardless which bars are used. Pressure and friction will be the same. The heavier bars simply won't flex as much.
Exactly they won’t flex as much, but something else will. And by the time you find out what else flexed the damage will have been done. Which is why you match the hitch to the trailer!
Can't disagree with that. You can have too much hitch as well as too much truck. Seems where the tongue's A frame joins the trailer's chassis is where the stress takes it's toll.
Hannibal wrote:beemerphile1 wrote:
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
If it takes 200~lbs per bar to bring the front back to unloaded height, that's what it takes regardless which bars are used. Pressure and friction will be the same. The heavier bars simply won't flex as much.
Exactly they won’t flex as much, but something else will. And by the time you find out what else flexed the damage will have been done. Which is why you match the hitch to the trailer!
beemerphile1 wrote:
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
If it takes 200~lbs per bar to bring the front back to unloaded height, that's what it takes regardless which bars are used. Pressure and friction will be the same. The heavier bars simply won't flex as much.
beemerphile1 wrote:X2 The Equalizer as pictured is an integreated sway control hitch. This has advantages,(no sway control to hook up) and in your case a disadvantage.(sway control is dependent on the pressure the bars have on them.) The less pressure, the less sway control.
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
This is why sizing is so important. If you wear a size 10 shoe, a size 13 will not be better, even if it is a better built shoe.
Same applies to hitches. So your test went well...Will it go so well when you really need the sway control to be at it's best?
Sometimes something for "free" isn't worth the cost.
Sell it, and put the money towards a properly sized hitch.
Is it truly an Equal-i-zer hitch or are you meaning a weight distribution hitch?
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
If it is an Equal-i-zer hitch you will have to set it loose which means you won't get much anti-sway assistance.
