any quick way to do this to make sure the dealer installed everything within the correct measurements recommended by blue ox. After it was installed at the dealer I measured the chain brackets and they were 29” from the coupler as recommended by blue ox now I’m wondering how do I know how many links to use for proper flex and weight distribution and I want to make sure the ball is at the right height. I had a friend have his ball installed upside down as opposed to facing up now granted he has an f250 and once the ball was repositioned it changed his towing experience and control. When the bars were hooked up so I could tow the trailer home we settled on 7 links and the measurement from ground to bottom of each wheel well was 38” exactly so it appeared level but that’s with an empty camper, we tried 8 links but there was noticeable flex in the bars and quite a bit of tension when undoing the chains like they were under to much pressure but maybe that’s the way this hitch works best, I’m not sure that’s why I ask. Thanks for any advice.

*updated 4/18 on last post.

so without the scales which I wanna get it to one day I want the front fender the same height hooked to the tt as without? What about wheel well height or are the measurements one and the same. I also understand that the correct ball height needs to be 1-2” higher than the leveled trailer so I’m thinking that’s something I can double check, I’ll have to go through the manual for the recommended numbers but like you said the scale tells all becuase won’t the loaded trailer need to be at diff tension on the bars than the empty tt.

ok thanks I just wanted to make sure I was interpreting all this info properly. So when it’s loaded for our first trip to double check it’s level can I pull onto flat ground and remeasure the wheel well heights. On the way home empty the truck pulled it like it wasn’t even there I couldn’t have been happier, going 65mph the truck hovered right around 2000rpm on mostly flat terrain. At one point there is a stretch of wavy like road it feels like ur on a galloping horse and this was pretty exaggerated pulling the new tt but I think it’s because the whole setup with the truck and tt is so long the nose of my truck was bucking noticeably so I didn’t know if that was a wdh issue or just the long length of the truck and the tt otherwise couldn’t be happier with the towing of the truck.

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so I have the 1500 lb bars on mine too my tongue weight was just over 1000lbs with a loaded tt so I went with the bigger bars. Initially when we set it up at the dealer we put 8 links in the bracket and there was a noticeable bow to the bars which I believed is what they were supposed to have, the dealer was uncomfortable with that so he backed it down to 7 links, dis laimer I was told they don’t normally put on blue ox systems they use eaz lift set ups which is why I want to double check this system as it’s designed to do its thing only with the right setup. I’ll take it out and try 8 links again and take measurements what I’m gonna have to get comfortable with is jacking the hitch up so high to be able to put 8 links on the chain connection.

i saw that thanks for sending it and all the advice this has helped a lot. I’m thinking with the tt loaded I’ll prob have to go to 8 links, when my truck was hooked up the first time with 8 links it had the curve in the bars just like yours. I’m not terribly concerned with the tt dry but with it loaded I def wanna get the wdh set right. So what if I load the trailer prob estimating it’ll be around 6700lbs, I go to 8 links and the front wheel well measurements don’t jibe? Raise the camper up and go up another link and vice verse if the front and back wheel well measurements to match.