How much height difference is safe

[AZSky]

If your Bronco hitch is lower than a leveled drawtube of your trailer, you can raise the ball (with the limit of the spare tire above) but is there a distance it becomes unsafe? There was a thread here some time ago when somebody went excessive and bent the frame by the leverage.

My patience is wearing thin with all those requirements like
- try to find a solution below the spare
- keep TBO (towball overhang, or distance from rear axle of car to hitch point) short to avoid adding weight to the axle
-effect of the rear drop

My trailer drawtube when leveled is 23" above ground, OBX with standard tires and OEM hitch is 18".
Still undecided on the hitching mechanism, was inclined to McHitch but now inclined to Cruisemaster DO35 V3 or ARK (if I can get it underneath the tire).

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[rtazz17]

I can tell you that you want 10% of the gvwr (trailer and load) on ball of hitch. I have been towing bumper pulls and fifth wheel for a couple decades. Raising and lowering and extending hitch will have an effect on that 10%. Bronco is far from being nice to tow with. My guess is as long as you are under 10% on hitch of total weight you are within limits. Safe? idk. I dont like the way the hitch is set up on bronco.

 

[swami37]

Cut the draw tube off and weld it underneath its current position
stack the tubes Then gusset the seam

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