I assume you've already seen, but Timber Grove states you don't need a WDH, but they cover the setup in case you disagree.
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Just for reference here is what 1625lbs on the hitch with no WDH looks like on my 19 2500 offroad pkg cummins truck any weight loss on the steering axle is minimal but you dont have the weight of a cummins over your frontend so you will loose a bit more steering weight but not very muchThanks for the info. Yes, I did see that in the info that came with the springs. However, air springs at any pressure will not redistribute the weight back to the front axles. All the air spring will do is raise the pivot point but when you put a considerable weight onto the trailer hitch, it will inherently pivot the weight off of the front axle. I don’t mean to disagree with Timber Grove’s statement but when you set 1500 lbs on a trailer hitch that is 5 ft behind the rear axle, physics dictates that there will be less weight on the front axle which would lighten the steering on the tow vehicle. I guess it would be OK depending on your tolerance for less steering efficiency.
I’d bet your long wheelbase with the 8’ bed makes a big difference too. That’s a lot longer of a lever.Just for reference here is what 1625lbs on the hitch with no WDH looks like on my 19 2500 offroad pkg cummins truck any weight loss on the steering axle is minimal but you dont have the weight of a cummins over your frontend so you will loose a bit more steering weight but not very much
Just for reference here is what 1625lbs on the hitch with no WDH looks like on my 19 2500 offroad pkg cummins truck any weight loss on the steering axle is minimal but you dont have the weight of a cummins over your frontend so you will loose a bit more steering weight but not very much
No scales around me. The specs on the trailer said 1625 tongue weight dry so it may have been slightly more, i run a 2k tongue/20k towing rated curt adjustable hitch it was a delivery for a family member only a 2hr run down the highway (pulled beautiful at 110km/hr) …Have you had that on the scale?
Approx 1400lbs of tongue weight will drop my front axle approx 400lbs with a very short shank it's a bigger weight loss if I use the normal WDH shank without the bars. It wasn't really perceptible just looking at it. I wouldn't call 400lbs huge, but I do like how it handles with the WDH better.
The Hemi and the Cummins are sprung differently, so even if the Cummins is -400lbs and heavier than a Hemi the handling can still be worse than the Hemi based on the spring rate and change is ride height.
This was without airbags. I still dont even have my bags installed i just have had them for 8 months lolThe looks of a truck will fool you. I can jack my rear air springs up (trailer attached but no WDH) until the truck is level but the weight on the front tires is still going to be less. Sometimes it makes me wish I had purchased the Cummins with 8’ bed so this whole WDH issue would less of an issue but then I remember how much of a pain it was parking and then there is the current price of diesel .