Forward vs back
What many folks don't realize is that the frame of this hitch pretty much spreads the weight evenly over the front and rear supports regardless which setting you use, so picking the rear most position for the hitch is perfectly ok and will give you that extra room you might need not only between your cab and the front of trailer, but between rear of truck and front of underneath trailer.
When I bought the hitch and had it installed in my Chevy puck system, I asked for the highest and rearmost positions to be set. They ignored me, and told me the rear setting puts the center of hitch weight behind the axle and was not safe. Not true. Would B&W actually produce a hitch with an unsafe setting?
The position of the weight on the hitch frame is spread over the front and rear pucks fairly evenly.
I confirmed this with the experts at etrailer.com, a great resource.
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2017 Silverado 4WD crewcab SRW longbed diesel
2015 Montana High Country 293 RK
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