What bumper hitch setups are you using?

greatmizzou · November 26, 2019

I measured my receiver height and noticed it is a mere 3" taller then my 2002 1500. Im sure it will squat less so maybe a 4" effective change in height.

I have a e2 equalizer wd setup that I hope will still work, but not sure if I can drop the ball low enough without some custom parts. For other towing Im going to get a 4" drop ball mount.

Overall, as tall as the truck is they at least kept the hitch height relatively low.

2020 3500HD Crew cab 18" rims

sdelam · November 26, 2019

i have an equilizer as well. The standard hitch (7" drop I believe) works well with mine. Will probably spring for the B&W tow and stow for general trailer use.

jaybauman · November 26, 2019

Does anybody know if there is any different in receiver height between the 2020s and the previous generation HD?

SkidooSteve12 · December 11, 2019

I had to buy a 10" drop hitch to use with my inline snowmobile trailer to level it out. It does have a rather low tongue height as it was an underslung frame design to make it wider than their normal inline trailers. In the pictures I have 800 lbs of tongue weight. I had written down how much sag I had with my 2013 1500 Silverado with air bags and how much the 2020 2500HD sagged, but I can't find that paper right now. I did just pickup 22 cement blocks at 33 lbs each, so that was supposed to be 726 lbs and the truck sagged 1 inch measured at the top of the rear fender.

The picture with my bass boat was with a 6" drop hitch that I had when test driving the truck and was the lowest hitch I had. I bought a used fixed 8" drop hitch to use with the boat. I haven't checked to see if the boat trailer frame is level with that hitch but it should be close.

Right now I'm changing up my custom set of hitch mounted mud flaps as that 2.5" Weigh Safe hitch doesn't have enough room to mount a set of Rock Tampers or my custom set. The 2" Weigh Safe hitch does have enough room though, but is rated lower for capacity. Just something to think about as I figure most people that pay a good chuck of change for a big drop hitch are going to be pulling a nice trailer that they want to keep protected with some additional hitch mounted mud flaps.

ewbldavis · December 18, 2019

Nice to see they changed safety chain hooks on new trucks. I had to put hooks on mine because chains wouldn't fit in it.

greatmizzou · December 20, 2019

Thanks for the pics! I havent adjusted my wd hitch yet to see if it will work. My camper is winterized and wont be moved until Feb so I have next month to figure it out.

skorpyd · December 23, 2019

I just traded my 2016 2500HD for a 2020 3500HD. I used the weigh safe 180 with 8" drop and loved it because I tow a lot of different trailers. The easy adjustability for ball size and drop are great. I just hope the 8" drop is enough now with the new truck.

cmysstailights · December 23, 2019

Equalizer e4 215 2500

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bigman32hockey · January 14, 2020

On 12/23/2019 at 5:29 AM, skorpyd said:

I just traded my 2016 2500HD for a 2020 3500HD. I used the weigh safe 180 with 8" drop and loved it because I tow a lot of different trailers. The easy adjustability for ball size and drop are great. I just hope the 8" drop is enough now with the new truck.

I am looking into this same hitch for my truck (when it arrives). Have you found the 8" drop to be the right length? Thanks.

skorpyd · January 15, 2020

So far the 8" drop has been fine with the new 3500HD also, I put it on the bottom holes for my enclosed trailer and it is fine.

Edited January 15, 2020 by skorpyd

ROOK Lucky 13 · February 10, 2020

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cmysstailights · February 10, 2020

Travel trailer equalizer e4, cargo trailer 3 inch drop for my 15 2500

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SnowsledBen · March 10, 2021

On 12/11/2019 at 11:51 AM, SkidooSteve12 said:

I had to buy a 10" drop hitch to use with my inline snowmobile trailer to level it out. It does have a rather low tongue height as it was an underslung frame design to make it wider than their normal inline trailers. In the pictures I have 800 lbs of tongue weight. I had written down how much sag I had with my 2013 1500 Silverado with air bags and how much the 2020 2500HD sagged, but I can't find that paper right now. I did just pickup 22 cement blocks at 33 lbs each, so that was supposed to be 726 lbs and the truck sagged 1 inch measured at the top of the rear fender.

The picture with my bass boat was with a 6" drop hitch that I had when test driving the truck and was the lowest hitch I had. I bought a used fixed 8" drop hitch to use with the boat. I haven't checked to see if the boat trailer frame is level with that hitch but it should be close.

Right now I'm changing up my custom set of hitch mounted mud flaps as that 2.5" Weigh Safe hitch doesn't have enough room to mount a set of Rock Tampers or my custom set. The 2" Weigh Safe hitch does have enough room though, but is rated lower for capacity. Just something to think about as I figure most people that pay a good chuck of change for a big drop hitch are going to be pulling a nice trailer that they want to keep protected with some additional hitch mounted mud flaps.