What's the height of the trailer hitch?
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SWHouston
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Greetings Jack, welcome to the Forum ! 
Wow, you're really asked a tough one here.
There are a lot of variations which can flex that distance quite a bit. It depends on the stiffness of your Suspension, if you have Auto Leveling, and the Tongue Weight of a Trailer can vary. But the issue is not the height of your hitch, when it's not loaded, but when it is.
If you're Towing "most" rentals, they try to set their tongue height at about 18", so getting a Offset which puts your Ball at that (loaded) height will probably be close.
But, the most important thing is that the Trailer be level, or tongue be slightly lower than that if necessary. If you have your own TT or other Trailer, you can drop by a Hitch Shop, and they'll be able to guide you to which offset is best for "your" personal rig. Also, they make Hitches which have adjustable Ball heights if you intend to tow a variety of trailers.
If you'll tell me just what you're trying to do/tow, I may be able to be more specific.
Wow, you're really asked a tough one here.
There are a lot of variations which can flex that distance quite a bit. It depends on the stiffness of your Suspension, if you have Auto Leveling, and the Tongue Weight of a Trailer can vary. But the issue is not the height of your hitch, when it's not loaded, but when it is.
If you're Towing "most" rentals, they try to set their tongue height at about 18", so getting a Offset which puts your Ball at that (loaded) height will probably be close.
But, the most important thing is that the Trailer be level, or tongue be slightly lower than that if necessary. If you have your own TT or other Trailer, you can drop by a Hitch Shop, and they'll be able to guide you to which offset is best for "your" personal rig. Also, they make Hitches which have adjustable Ball heights if you intend to tow a variety of trailers.
If you'll tell me just what you're trying to do/tow, I may be able to be more specific.
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Thanks, but my problem is different.
I have been towing a travel trailer with a 2007 Avalanche 1500. I have my EZ-Lift weight distributing hitch set up for the Avalanche, but I just traded it for a 2014 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab.
I'm trying to determine how much I may have to lower my EZ-Lift before I go to the storage lot to connect the trailer to the Silverado.
So, if I can find the height of the receiver on an Avalanche, I can measure the Silverado receiver height and get a good starting point.
Would someone please measure one for me?
I have been towing a travel trailer with a 2007 Avalanche 1500. I have my EZ-Lift weight distributing hitch set up for the Avalanche, but I just traded it for a 2014 Silverado 1500 Crew Cab.
I'm trying to determine how much I may have to lower my EZ-Lift before I go to the storage lot to connect the trailer to the Silverado.
So, if I can find the height of the receiver on an Avalanche, I can measure the Silverado receiver height and get a good starting point.
Would someone please measure one for me?