MetalGator
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Hello
I just hit my 1 year anniversary of buying our first TT. I have so far towed just under 1900 miles. I am using a Blue Ox sway pro hitch on a 28' TT (2012 Surveyor SV264). From everything I have read, when setting up the WDH you should make the TT close to level as possible or slightly nose down. At my current settings, my TT sits slightly nose up if I have a light load in my truck. If I take my 2 nieces and have a bunch of firewood and coolers in the truck, the TT sits pretty close to level. The TT tows very well and I have never had any sway. I can go down one more notch on the Blue Ox but I haven't been motivated to do so yet since the trailer seems to pull so nice. I understand that with the trailer being a bit high in the front that the rear axle might be carrying more weight but I assume that if the trailer was a little low in front that the front axle would have the same fate. Dry weight of trailer with options installed was 4910lbs at delivery and GVWR is 7500lbs.
Should I just leave the setup alone or should I try dropping the hitch one notch?
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Terryallan
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How high? If just a tiny bit, and it tows fine. I'd leave it alone
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Turtle n Peeps
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I would drop it one hole. Why not? It's not like it takes hours to do. Slightly lower in the front will give you a touch better fuel mileage and better towing. So ya, give it a try.
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I just lowered my fiver hitch because my trailer has been 'nose high' for years. What caused me to change it is the wear on the trailer tires. The back ones (carrying the load) were wearing out over twice as fast as the fronts.
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I assume that if I drop one hole that I will need to adjust the ball angle as well?
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:I would drop it one hole. Why not? It's not like it takes hours to do. Slightly lower in the front will give you a touch better fuel mileage and better towing. So ya, give it a try.
It took hours for me to do. Reese made this old slider (14K... I doubt they even market it anymore) where the top adjustment holes couldn't be used. I had to modify the side sections to allow the hitch assembly to come down to the lowest bolt adjustment.
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oops. on edit. I see where the OP is using a receiver hitch.... MUCH easier to lower, I'd think.
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Turtle n Peeps wrote:I would drop it one hole. Why not? It's not like it takes hours to do. Slightly lower in the front will give you a touch better fuel mileage and better towing. So ya, give it a try.
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I'm willing to bet it will sit just right once the bars are snapped up. If not, you can adjust head angle if you're less than 5 links between bars and TT.. but it might just work without angling the head.
Figure 1 hour max. to do it all if it goes well. Remember to keep an eye on your front wheel well measurements.
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The front wheel measurements are fine with 6 links right now. I believe that the holes are 1 1/2 inches apart and this will put me on the lowest hole. This trailer sits very low and my truck sits high with the 20" wheels.
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I too was nose high from the dealer setup when i picked up my new Outback 292BH.My trucks front end was also high due to not have enough weight distributed to the front axle. The 5 hour trip home from the dealer wasn't very enjoyable!! I lowered the hitch head down 1 hole and went up 1 setting on the weight distribution and now the trailer is actually slightly nose down.It made a WORLD of difference towing. Good luck, Kevin
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Weigh the axles separately with the rig hooked up. If there isnt more than a couple of percent difference (more weight on the rear cause the front is high) then it doesnt matter.
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