How many inches of drop would I need to go on a ball hitch to prevent the front end from lifting on the highway while towing a 4k pound vehicle on a trailer?
I have a 6 inch lift on 35 inch tires.:)

try and measure it to be sure with the load youll be carrying

just put the trailer as level as possible

or maybe very slightly towards the back

the ball drop will have nothing to do with how high the front of your truck will be. With a 6 inch lift you are probably looking at around an 8 inch drop. best to measure the trailer while level to be sure

Seems to me that a class four hitch (2 5/16 ball receiver cup) should be 14 inches off the ground to make the trailer level, if the trailer is made to the standard spec.

Then adjust the ball on the truck to match.

What ever height you set the ball at will not have much effect on lifting the front of the truck. Use your weight distribution equalizer bars to set the truck level after loading, and the trailer level of sightly front high. If that doesn't work, you may have to move the load on the trailer.

What do you guys think? This is with the trailer level & unloaded.

Hear is an article for you - Ball Mount measurements how-to (http://www.etrailer.com/faq-ballmount.aspx)

What do you guys think? This is with the trailer level & unloaded.

That's a good write up "Ball Mount Measurements"

And turn the tape measure the other way up. Measure from the ground up.

Seems to me that a class four hitch (2 5/16 ball receiver cup) should be 14 inches off the ground to make the trailer level, if the trailer is made to the standard spec.

I'm not sure there is really a standard spec. A lot of it will depend on the trailer, like what kind of axles it has, what size tires and wheels, is it deck over, etc..

Your front end raising has little to do with the hitch drop height if other factors are properly accounted.

The trailer tongue weight and softness of of you lift suspension will determine how much your rear sags thus your front is/appears lifted.
This is another reason our trucks come with a rake so the nose does not go into the air until loaded heavy. When the truck is leveled it to look "cool" this feature is effectively removed.

Looks like an 8" drop should level your TRAILER. Balance the car on the trailer such that 10-15% of the gross trailer weight is on the tongue, if the trailer is properly designed.
Dont load the tongue too light trying to avoid sagging suspension or the trailer will "wag" all over you, which gets ugly fast!

This is another reason our trucks come with a rake so the nose does not go into the air until loaded heavy. When the truck is leveled it to look "cool" this feature is effectively removed.


This is why I never understand leveling a truck. If you are going to level then you better put bags on if you ever tow / haul anything. And if you don't tow / haul why do you own a 2500HD :duh:

this is why i never understand leveling a truck. If you are going to level then you better put bags on if you ever tow / haul anything. And if you don't tow / haul why do you own a 2500hd :duh:

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