Locating lithium batteries

[Northerngirl]

Hello all

We weren't sure where to post this so we decided to put it here

We don't have big power needs because we don't use kitchen appliances and our fridge will be gas. Manual awning, jack etc

We're thinking of lithium batteries, and just one, with one solar panel. We figured why buy more that what we intend to use

We called Escape the other day and they told us that the batteries are stored in a box on the hitch on the 21 NE. That surprised us because in the 21 C, they are inside

Anyway they said we could locate them inside in the dinette area by rewiring later.
We intend to do this, after we get back home. It can stay upfront for the summer meanwhile

What they said however is relocating them does affect the 'balance'

Looked at the hitch weight for both trailers and they are both 366 pounds. 6 volt batteries are heavy, so replacing them with the lithium and relocating under the dinette must affect the pin weight correct? Couldn't really understand how the NE could have the same hitch weight as the C, if the batteries are upfront

We did look at a few threads where people here were discussing where to locate the lithium batteries but didn't notice anything about balancing the load

We were thinking about a storage basket on the rear bumper to store our truck tire and increase our payload, but don't want to end up with a teeter totter either

Thoughts?

Thanks very much as always