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Old 10-08-2018, 08:53 PM   #1
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Am I set up correctly?

I have been towing my TT for over a year with no issues. On my last 2 trips however, only on the return trip home, I experienced what I call front end drift, where it feels like I shifted a couple inches left or right. I am including specs on the tow vehicle, TT and hitch. The hitch is a 10,000 lb Equalizer, installed by CW. Tt is 5675 dry, 7200 loaded. Tow is f150, tow rating of 8000lbs, 7100 gvwr, combined gvwr is 13,100. Thanks.
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Old 10-08-2018, 10:16 PM   #2
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Just a wild guess but I'm wondering about the tracking of the trailer wheels here. How does the tire wear pattern look?
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Old 10-08-2018, 11:32 PM   #3
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Tires only have a little under 6000 miles on them so they don't really show any wear patterns yet, but thanks for responding.
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Go by a cat scale and get yourself weighed.
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When you say front end drift to you mean the steering feels light on your truck and wanders a little?

If so, are your sure you grabbed the same number link on the WDH that you normally do? Is your truck level?

Take some wheel well measurements top of wheel well to the ground with truck empty, then with truck and trailer without WDH then again with WDH sprung. You should be able to see from your measurements if your WDH is transferring weight forward on the truck and back to the trailer.

Example:Let's say truck empty measures 30" front and 30" rear empty then 33" front 27" rear with trailer and then 29" front and 29" rear with WDH. This tells you that you are transferring weight off the rear axle to the front with WDH> If your not getting any movement of weight to the front then to get the results you want you may need to grab an extra link. To keep your tow bars level you may need to add a washer and tilt your receiver head which in turn lowers the angle of the bars.
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Old 10-09-2018, 12:04 PM   #6
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Your description of me " front end drift" is exactly correct. My WDH does not have chains; it is the Equilizer brand with the bars. CW installed it. My rig is "mostly" level, the truck dipping just slightly in the rear, TT level. After reading installation instructions on the hitch, I think I might need to add another washer to told it a little more. My measurements are 3/4" different front to back.
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Tilt, not told.
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Tires only have a little under 6000 miles on them so they don't really show any wear patterns yet, but thanks for responding.
Oops, I misunderstood your reference to front end drift. I thought you meant that the hitch was wanting to go to one side or the other.
Does your steering feel a little light?
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Yes, on occasion.
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Old 10-10-2018, 04:07 PM   #10
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You're probably on the right track in thinking you need to add more washers to get more weight on the front of the truck.
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Old 10-10-2018, 10:34 PM   #11
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3/4 inch difference is very close and usually great! Try the washer, but know that you should be right in the ball park where you are at now. The Equalizer people can probably help you if you need to fine tune the rig...
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Old 10-18-2018, 12:22 AM   #12
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Looks like you said "on the return trip only"?.......Are your grey/black tanks full on the ride home? Average weight of a gallon of water is 8.34lbs. If my tanks are full that would add somewhere over 700lbs to the TT. That could change things.?.?. I might be wrong, haven't tested it myself but could be your issue.
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Old 10-18-2018, 01:44 AM   #13
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You bring up a good point. I don't fully rely on the info center to tell me when the tanks need dumping, but I think I am pretty thorough in making sure they are fully drained. However, when I got home, the info center showed 2 of 4 lights lit up on both grey tanks, so I need to look into that. Thanks for the response.
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Old 10-18-2018, 01:47 AM   #14
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Thanks. I currently have 4 washers in the hitch, thinking I'm going to add 1 more.
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This could be something as simple as tire pressures. I always tow with empty tanks, well, so far I have always towed with empty tanks. Let us know how any changes affect your experience.
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Thanks. I currently have 4 washers in the hitch, thinking I'm going to add 1 more.

The E2 instructions say you should start with 6 washers for larger tow vehicles like pick up trucks...just saying.
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