IBTripping
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Lowell said:All a weight distributing hitch does is create a bridge across the hitch ball to force the front end of the truck down to the original ride height. Without it the truck's rear axle acts as a fulcrum and as you add weight on the hitch the front of the truck rises and removes weight from the steering axle.
Has anyone every hooked up their TT, placed the front wheels on a scale, and then weighed the front axle with and without the the weight distribution portion engaged? I always wanted to do that but never did. I would like to know a quantitative percentage of improvement that is obtained from a weight distribution system. Maybe someday i will get around to it.
I saw a video of a couple of guys with sophisticated scales and electronic equipment do a before and after WDH. It did redistribute the weight to the front axle and to the trailer axles. Convinced me.