I just bought a 2008 F-150 King Ranch and was wondering what inch drop if any I should use for the ball. I will be towing a 19ft Stratos Boat with it. Max weight of the boat with fuel and supplies might be around 3500 lbs. If it matters I have the 20 in wheels. Can you guys share with me what you use? Thanks in advance.

 

2 or 4wd will matter also, i have a 4wd and i just use the straight out for my 3000lb pop-up camper. i am not sure what drop it is if any. if any i would say 1in. now if u have a 2wd, you might want to flip it over and use a 1in raise. hope this helps....

 

Sorry Labman it is a 4x4. I was thinking the standard 2 inch drop. At least most of them come with the 2 inch bend. This is the first truck I have ever owned so forgive my ignorance.

 

You are going to have to take some measurements to get a good idea. Load up the truck with a "normal" load, load up the trailer and level the trailer with the tongue jack. Back the truck up to the tongue and you should see approximately what you would need.

 

yea, what he said would be best!!!

 

The above listed method is correct. Or, you could do the same thing but replace the backing up, with measuring. Measure the toung height on the trailer, and then measure the amount of drop or rise needed to position a ball at that same level.

On my truck, I use a 6" drop hitch to line up correctly with my trailer, but I am also lifted and running larger tires.