eaglerugby04
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I disagree with the level rake advice. Like EugeneTheJeep said, focus on the front wheel measurement. Your rear is going to squat some. Hopefully not more than 1-2", but that is a big trailer for a gladiator. Not much you can do about that. What matters is you restore weight to the front axle so your steering isn't light. Measure the fender height on the front when the truck is unhooked from the trailer. When you hook up the trailer, you want the WDH applying enough pressure to bring the front back down to the same unloaded measurement.
You hitch looks like an E2 fastway. Do you know what pound rating the bars are? You may have trouble getting enough weight distribution with that hitch and a trailer that big. I had an E2 hitch with 1000lb bars, and I just recently scrapped it in favor of a blue ox sway pro with 1500 lb bars. I was never a fan of my E2. The setup is a pain in the rear, like you are finding out. Also the noise drove me nuts. I like the Blue Ox a lot better. No noise, and setup is dead simple. If you need more weight distribution you just take up another chain length.
I have the 1000LBS bars on this one.
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