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Originally Posted by nickcrowhurst
I've been asking myself a few more questions about load distribution. I regularly read that the ideal distribution of "tongue weight" is an equal one third to each of the TV (tow vehicle) axles and to the trailer axle system. I have never seen any justification for this, either by practical experiment or by engineering calculation...
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hi nick i agree.
no doubt this is another dictum without complete proof...
perhaps it comes from the days of towing with an impala or country squire...
but most of the towing guides provided by the auto companies and hitch makers STILL include this info...
my goal was to get the tv axles close to 50/50 when hitched and distributed,
and restore steer axle mass to at LEAST the original unhitched number.
with the diesel up front, the super duty was nose heavy un hitched.
so for me load redistribution isn't the same as simply transferring equal amounts to the 3 axle regions...
i've since tried allowing the drive axle to carry a greater load than the steer axle (44f/56r) while towing.
the ONE negative with this arrangement was 4/32nds GREATER tire wear on the drive axle between tire rotations (5kmiles)
cheers
2air'