Can I Use a Ball Mount Upside Down to Create a Rise Instead of a Drop  

To switch between the rise and drop position of the Gen-Y Glyder Shock Absorbing Ball Mount for 2" Hitches #325-GH-12001 requires removing the ball platform, flipping it, and then reinstalling it to the bracket. The main shank assembly can't…

Yes, the Gen-Y Torsion Weight Distribution Shank #GY54FR can be mounted in either orientation to provide more rise or drop. It will have a gauge on both sides of the hitch so that you can uses in either orientation and clearly see the gauge. Your…

Many of the ball mounts we offer that we offer that fit 2 inch receivers like part #2753 which has a 2-3/4 inch rise or 4 inch drop, that are designed to be able to use in a rise or drop position by simply turning it upside down, without losing any…

A great majority of standard ball mounts are designed so that they can be used in either the drop or rise position. Using a ball mount like the Draw-Tite #2753 that you were looking at in the rise position is just a matter of turning it upside down…

This is a great question. I called my contact at Progress Manufacturing (creator of Equalizer and FastWay Weight Distribution products) to pick his brain on this topic. He explained that weight distribution (WD) and sway control products rely on…

I have a solution for you. You will want the Gen-Y Phantom X Adjustable Ball Mount w/Stacked Receivers item #GY59VR. This adjustable ball mount will give you the ability to carry up to 700 lbs of tongue weight. It has 5 different height options for…

In most cases it's a bit safer to go on the slightly lower nose height setting instead of slightly higher since higher can sometimes cause sway. But if the vehicle is going to squat quite a bit from the weight of the trailer then the higher would…

Sounds like you are looking for the correct rise/drop ball mount to allow you to tow your boat trailer level. What you will need to do is measure your trailer from the coupler to the ground when the trailer is level and then measure from the top of…

Ball mounts like #2753 can absolutely be inverted to gain height. This is referred to as a rise instead of a drop, meaning there is a measurement from the inside top of the receiver tube on your trailer hitch to the bottom of your trailer coupler…

You will need to use a cheater bar on the end of the wrench to get enough leverage to loosen the nut on the ball on ball mount #C45036. Chances are the crescent wrench has a wide and flat handle so you will likely need to go to a hardware store to…

I am not exactly sure which particular ball mount this is in reference to but the one you came from, the Draw-Tite Ball Mount for 2" Hitches part #2753 can be inverted to increase rise up to 2-3/4". This is the case for most ball mounts as…

Ideally a hitched trailer will be level to the ground. We often recommend starting off with the hitch ball being a bit higher - an inch or so - than the top of the coupler on the level trailer since once hitched there will be a degree of squat in the…