Towing need advice on purchase of travel trailer

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Superman:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PARAGON:


An equalizer hitch is not necessary if you have the air suspension. They serve the same purpose. The weight distribution design will not be utilized (no weight on the bars) because the truck will keep the rear end level. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I disagree wholeheartedly. Towing a heavy trailer will eat through a limited slip as fast as anything you can do. The weight distributing hitch takes the weight off the axle where as the air suspension just compensates with stiffness. I would use the weight dist setup every time if you ever plan to wheel that thing. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Well, I would have gladly left this inane post alone had you not shown more of your ignorance in other threads. I have towed trailers with my 4WDs for 20 years and have never heard of the stupid comment that "Towing a heavy trailer will eat through a limited slip as fast as anything you can do." With air suspensions, the tow vehicle has no sag, so you would have to load up the weight distributing hitch bars above flat, which would cause a very unstable ride. WDhitches utilize the rear-end sag of the vehicle to accomplish their goal, with the air, there is no sag.

And yes, I have personal experience with this. In the years that these hitches have been out, I have personally not encountered a situation where these hitches were beneficial with exception to the ones with sway control. I make sure that I have a tow vehicle that can handle the load well enough for the distance and conditions in which I am towing.