turbojimmy
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My trusty '05 GMC Sierra kicked the bucket a couple of months ago (unfortunately while towing my camper home from a trip). I replaced it with a '22 Bighorn, 5.7 eTorque, quad-cab, 6.4' bed. I tow a Bullet 220RBI "ultra-lite" - 4,600 lbs. dry; 6,400 lbs. GVWR. Tongue weight is around 800 lbs. loaded (per the previous owner who had a tongue scale).
The GMC unloaded sat level. I set up the WDH hitch per the instructions by measuring the distance from the wheel openings to the ground and got it pretty close to level with the trailer hooked up. It towed nice. I never even felt like I needed the anti-sway bar. The RAM has a slightly shorter wheelbase (3-inches), so I'll have to see how it feels before I decide whether to use the anti-sway bar. But that's not my question.
The question is - the RAM has a rake to it. I may be overthinking it, but should I set the WDH hitch up so that the truck is level with the trailer hooked up, or with the rake (the WDH instructions would suggest the rake, given the goal of getting the distance from the wheel wells to the ground the same as when unloaded)?
The GMC unloaded sat level. I set up the WDH hitch per the instructions by measuring the distance from the wheel openings to the ground and got it pretty close to level with the trailer hooked up. It towed nice. I never even felt like I needed the anti-sway bar. The RAM has a slightly shorter wheelbase (3-inches), so I'll have to see how it feels before I decide whether to use the anti-sway bar. But that's not my question.
The question is - the RAM has a rake to it. I may be overthinking it, but should I set the WDH hitch up so that the truck is level with the trailer hooked up, or with the rake (the WDH instructions would suggest the rake, given the goal of getting the distance from the wheel wells to the ground the same as when unloaded)?