Dirt bike carrier
- Thread starter jym1021
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Remember with the 500lbs of bikes there is bounce also. If you get a dual bike rail, just be sure it is VERY WELL BUILT.
Trailer? A 3 railed one?
To put that much dead tongue weight at that distance from the rear springs, you will need some suspension work done. Most pick up trucks can handle one bike on a carrier with only minor issues, but with a duel carrier there will be big issues.
I use a carrier I hand built that includes a bike shoe on a F150 and I and I use air assisted suspension to make it right.
Remember that your rated tongue weigth on the auto is rated at the ball and the bikes will be at least 3 feet behind the ball and the increased leverage will act to increase the weight factor and thus reduce the rating. YOU WILL BE WAY OVER THAT LIMIT!
Paw Paw
I use a carrier I hand built that includes a bike shoe on a F150 and I and I use air assisted suspension to make it right.
Remember that your rated tongue weigth on the auto is rated at the ball and the bikes will be at least 3 feet behind the ball and the increased leverage will act to increase the weight factor and thus reduce the rating. YOU WILL BE WAY OVER THAT LIMIT!
Paw Paw
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Good primer on tow hitches PawPaw. That same leverage makes for some really interesting cornering situations and if some spirited braking is tossed in, you go from interesting to SPELL BINDING in a blink. I have used racks, and a trailer fits the bill way better for me as well as being a lot easier to load. (2cents worth.)
my choice
