I currently have an EAZ-Lift weight distribution hitch and even on the lowest adjustment the front of the trailer is higher than the rear. Does anyone else have this problem? I had to get an extra drop hitch adapter made so the trailer would sit level but I don't really like to use it because then I have to extend the chains and my breakaway cable isn't long enough etc... I haven't read about anyone else dealing with this and I'm wondering if everyone else is just pulling their trailers like this. Once the trailer is loaded it levels out but when it's empty it sits over an inch higher in the front...

 

Just thinking outloud here, but if it levels out when loaded, aren't you fine? What I mean is, do you really need the w/d setup when it's empty and sitting 1" too high? I wouldn't think so, but I guess I don't know your exact situation.

I know on my truck and toy hauler trailer, the w/d hitch didn't go low enough. So, I made my own shank that had one extra set of holes to drop it another 2" and things work great. Of course not everyone has access to be able to do properly that, so I'm not just saying to go out and build something to solve your problems...

Maybe larger diameter trailer tires would help?

OK, I'll quit babbling now. Hopefully someone can chime in with some real help...

 

I agree - I'm not sure there's a problem. Is one inch something to lose sleep over? How long is the trailer?

If the trailer is level unloaded, it would probably be low when its loaded.

Given a chioce, I'd want it level when its loaded.

 

I agree with that as well.

 

Well, it's actually been a while since I physically measured it but it's enough that you can see that the front's higher. The problem is that the rear of the trailer will drag sooner if I hit a dip in the road or when I try to back into a driveway. I'm not sure of the tongue weight but with my regular type reciever the trailer sits nice and level. Maybe I'm really worried about nothing.....

 

I had the same problem. My solution was to put the trailer axles under the springs.

 

I pull a 37' bumper pull (40' from tippy front to the back) triple axle cargo trailer. I also have a EAZ-Lift 14000 hitch. The trailer empty will sit a little higher when empty the way I set my hitch up, when its loaded it even front to back. It was apain the first time, setting it up. I also changed to a Putnam XDR and the reciever is a tad higher than the stock Dodge hitch. When I dragged 24K gross across the states the trailer was level. Not anything to worry about. I'm only concerned when its loaded soo all 3 axles are evenly loaded. HTH

 

Thanks again. We have the same exact hitch 2500CTD. I only run a 2 axle trailer and I don't want to heat up the rears.

 

No problem. My trailer has triple 3500 and yes it said 15K+ on the scales!! 50-55mph, and at that amount of overloadedness, equal loadsharing was really important! Its such a big trailer that I usually load the small things, like a car or anything else all the way up front to even the trailer out. That big o load was the move of household goods to FL. I even left my tools in OR in storage to keep it light The way my hitch is set for my setup is the truck will squat just a tad in the back and the trailer will sit level. This gives me enough tounge weight that the ~17K load(this is including the tounge weight) pulled fine. I hit 65 a couple times going down hill towards the end of a couple decents, and it had no sway. So I think the tounge weight is usually dead on too. Still under the max loading of the rear 265's ~6800lb rear axle weight

 

Well, I checked mine today and it is a 12,000lb hitch and the trailer does only sit 1" higher in the front than in the rear. The hitch is adjustable as to the lean of the reciever too. I leaned it all the way out so the trailer would sit lower and now I'm wondering if there are any negative side effects to doing this. Adjusting it like this got me to the 1" difference by the way.... Any thoughts?

 

Not sure on the lean. I just keep the bolts loose, until the trailer was hooked up and the springs were latched. That upper round headed bolt on mine is touching the "shaft?" So mine has no back lean to it. Not sure if it would hurt anything?

 

I guess I'll find out next time I hook up......

 

You sir have a knack for stating the obvious!

 

Of course I always keep the standard reciever in the toolbox in case something happens..