how big of drop hitch do i need to tow a car (5,500ish pound trailer)

[StraightSixM2C]

I’m really surprised about that amount of sag from one of those little U-Haul trailers. That appears to be slightly more than I get towing with a much heavier trailer, but probably slightly lighter car.

It must be the overall distribution of weight. (I guess an overall weight around 6.5k explains part of it too.j I’m probably closer to 5-5200.


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That’s a 10,000lb capacity PJ trailer. Hydraulic tilt deck. Again, crappy picture.

 

[Traffic22]

That’s a 10,000lb capacity PJ trailer. Hydraulic tilt deck. Again, crappy picture.

Lol....I should have zoomed in a bit. Yes, that is much more substantial than a little U-Hauler.

And I very much agree with your earlier post...the drive train of our trucks is far more capable than the suspension.

Of course, Ford didn’t design it that way, and you don’t often see someone jumping a F250.


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[Drgonzo3000]

On my 2015 f150 with HD tow package, hooking up my steel 18' dovetail at 2k and loading my 3800 lb car to go to the track and shows, would cause the truck to stare at the sky. So I air bagged it and it was fine.

Since airbags on a Raptor is bad I went the route of a WD hitch and truck tows perfect and level. Took a little time to get it all adjusted but I know I'll never have issues towing with this set up again.

WD Hitch I got that's a drop hitch also - https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Distribution-Hitch/Fastway/FA94-00-1000.html