Travel Trailer Sag

[Cop35758]

Hey folks,

I have a 2022 Yukon XL Denali (no air bag suspension) and I'm considering purchasing a travel trailer that has a dry weight of about 6320lbs. Today I went by the rv dealership to get a weight distribution hitch (equalizer 4) installed and to hook up the trailer. As you can see by the picture, I had about 2.5 in of sag in the back once everything was hooked up. The trailer looked pretty much level. How does this compare with others and is there anything I should be concerned about?

Thanks!

 

[jaeross57]

Mine has never sag like that. What kind of hitch are you using. This is right up my alley

I have pulled travel trailers for many years

Your Truck should be level

Clearly, the dealer didn't set up your hitch properly. I will do my best to help you

 

[pa31p]

My guess is they set the ball to high.

estimate you have about 500lbs on the ball still and not enough weight is being moved to the nose.

 

[ChrisG]

Ball is too high

 

[Fless]

Have a side pic of the truck and trailer, connected?

 

[Cop35758]

Have a side pic of the truck and trailer, connected?

I do not but will today when I return to the dealer. The tech installing the hitch said he was used to installing the E2 but I opted for the Equalizer 4 for additional sway control.

 

[Cop35758]

My trailer is similar to the one below but slightly heavier at 6320lbs.

2022 Keystone Bullet 287QBS specs and literature guide

www.rvusa.com

 

[pa31p]

Considering the Anderson WDH myself. mainly because of it’s no noise and easy hook/unhook setup. our trailer much lighter @4000lbs.

without the WDH yukon drops 1.25” in the rear at 485lbs tongue weight.

Always had air suspension cars before and never seen sway so did not bother. just like to level out the Yukon.

 

[olyelr]

The ball height has nothing to do with the sag on the vehicle. All the ball height adjustment does is level the trailer off.

I use an equalizer hitch as well for our travel trailer, and i know how they are setup. My guess is they could put another washer in to get a little more weight off the rear end and on the nose. But in reality, you really need to check at the scales with the vehicle unloaded and a then loaded up with hitch and compare the numbers.

 

[pa31p]

Ball height matters as the wrong angle requires different/more force on the bars to level out the car. often in a high ball scenario the installed bars are not capable of lifting the tail end up enough. incorrect install or too small bars.

But without the bars the car would indeed sag just as much. high or low