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: At what legnth would you need to backstrap? BayAreaMechanical 07-02-2008, 09:02 PM Just got a 14" drop hitch. It's rated at 500 tounge, 5000 trailer. I'm only towing a 3k trailer... Would backstrapping be nescicary because of the extra leverage? What's the rule of thumb? BayAreaMechanical 07-15-2008, 09:12 PM Just got a 14" drop hitch. It's rated at 500 tounge, 5000 trailer. I'm only towing a 3k trailer... Would backstrapping be nescicary because of the extra leverage? What's the rule of thumb? Got back from the lake, no problems at all :) tinypeckerwood 07-16-2008, 01:45 AM Have you read any of the posts about factory hitches. They are a known weak spot. I would get rid of it. I have seen several pics of them twisted to hell. Your big drop is only going to increase that leverage. | ||