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You may not tow a lot, but if you hit a crosswind, your trailer will sway. Get some control back with this low-cost solution. The telescoping sway bar lets you set just the right amount of resistance. Head unit comes with a pre-torqued hitch ball.
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Pro Tip: Before you invest in a weight distribution hitch, make sure your cargo is evenly loaded in your trailer to keep the weight balanced. If you still have a hard time even after balancing your tongue weight, a weight distribution hitch should help.
The included friction-style sway control reduces trailer sway caused by winds, passing traffic, curving roads, or sudden maneuvers. As soon as your trailer begins to move out of line, the friction pads inside the unit will slide against one another and create resistance to help prevent further side-to-side movement.
Having a trailer sway bar allows you to easily dial in the amount of tension with the turn of a handle. If it's too loose, the friction pads won't have enough contact against the telescoping arm to control sway effectively. On the other hand, if you crank the handle clockwise, making the friction pads work harder than they need to, your ride will be a bit too rigid.
While its adjustability is nice (even if it takes you a few trips to get it just right), this sway bar doesn't play well with surge-type actuators, and it will have to be removed when backing up and any time you tow on wet or slippery roads.
By the way, if your trailer is really tall, long, or heavy, or if you tow through a lot of windy areas and sway is still an issue - even after you've tightened the unit to the max - you can always add another sway bar onto the other side of this hitch. The hitch head is built with mounting holes on both sides, so you can run 2 sway controls at the same time to really hold your trailer in line.
When you install this system, you'll have to adjust the tilt of the head to ensure proper leverage. To do this, simply slide washers onto the spacer rivet and insert it into the head assembly. Once the spacer is in place, tighten the shank bolts to secure the head to the shank. To check if your truck and trailer are level, you'll need to hook up and release your tongue jack. If you find that the rear of your truck is still sagging, add washers to increase leverage. If it looks like too much weight has been taken off your truck's rear axle and is sitting on your front axle, try removing a few washers.
While the washer-stacking method allows you to fine-tune the setup at the time of installation, it's going to require some patience. It can be time consuming because, if you don't get everything right the first time (which, you probably won't), you'll have to take the head unit apart to adjust the washers. You might have to adjust a few chain links to get the tension in the bars just right too. Not to mention that you might have to repeat this process if your tongue weight changes or if you swap out your tow vehicle.
Your tongue weight is the first thing you need to know when figuring out which weight distribution system you need. Most people think that if they get the highest-rated system possible, it'll be smooth sailing. But actually, this will create a rigid ride and a bouncing trailer. On the other hand, if the system isn't strong enough, it won't be able to distribute the weight properly, making it virtually useless.
Once you know your trailer's tongue weight, add it to the weight of the cargo behind the rear axle of your tow vehicle. Then just choose a weight distribution system rated for that combined tongue weight.
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (769 Customer Reviews)
You may not tow a lot, but if you hit a crosswind, your trailer will sway. Get some control back with this low-cost solution. The telescoping sway bar lets you set just the right amount of resistance. Head unit comes with a pre-torqued hitch ball.
It does not fit my trailer. Trailer is too tall I will need a different hitch
The hitch pin is 3" long, not long enough to work with standard equipment class 5 recievers. This kit should be shipped with a 4" long pin. Plan to order your own, etrailer would not replace the 3" pin. I now have to buy a seperate hitch pin. This is the first time etrailer has let me down.
Jenny N.
10/27/2022
This WD system comes with a hitch pin that will fit standard 2 inch receivers. A class V hitch can be a 2, 2.5, or 3 inch receiver. From the picture of your receiver it appears to have a reducer sleeve which indicates it is a 2.5 inch receiver which often needs a longer pin. We do have a a pin, part # 337HP6256WC, which would work.
Excellent product(Curt Weight Distribution & Sway control) at a great price. Install was a breeze. Hoping to use it for many years to come. Thanks etrailer.com for the great product at a great price and very fast shipping. It's great to find such great service these days.
Mike G.
4/9/2018
No problems at all. Went from Arkansas to Arizona and here and there and in between. Worked excellently.
This beast is still pulling 8k lbs with maxxed out tongue weight without trouble. Over 3k miles and looking to double that soon.
Erin
7/15/2023
With this hitch system, it really felt like our 35ft TT wasnt even there. Another year of abuse and no signs of letting up. No swaying on the interstate, complete control on the craziest of back roads and mountain climbs, and just a level, balanced and smooth dream of a ride. Couldnt ask for a better product.
The hitch is of high quality. It took me about 45 minutes with double checking everything, I didn’t have to mount the sway bar ball on trailer, already had one. I’ve only put about fifty miles on it just to test and get the feel of it, I’m vary happy with! First photo standered hitch 3/4 lift, second photo Curt distribution hitch and sway bar.
Bought it and never used the hitch and stabilizer. Storm totaled my camper. Product is well constructed and would recommend to anyone needing one
This Curt Weight Distribution system is great, pulled my 6K Travel trailer With ease, Leveled my 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 the way it should.
I had a Reese 49901 Weight Distribution system with 550 TW and trailer has a 844lb TW, The Reese 49901 is Obsolete and the spring bars, I had asked if Curt 1000lb spring bars would fit and Curt quoted me not to mix Curt with Reese.
Well I measured both Reese 49901 and the Curt C17062 they are the SAME, With in .005+/-.
NOTE:I could of just bought the Curt 1,000TW bars and used them on my Reese 49901 Weight Distribution system
After 1 year and over 5000 miles, the Curt hitch and weight distribution system is working great. Thanks for the recommendation from etrailer based on my trailer weight and needs.
For the price you can’t beat this hitch system. Used it twice already, towed on I-10 in Az with very heavy truck traffic. The sway control bar made a big difference. Set up is very easy. The only drawback is you have to disconnect sway bar to backup.
The Curt Hitch setup works great and after towing over 120 days this past year, I have had no problems. The only thing I would improve on is probably impossible (the weight of the components).
Bought this hitch to haul my new trailer with all of my home belongings from MA to TX. 1750 miles one way for this trip. This hitch performed perfectly. Without it, I feel the truck would have been much less stable and the weight would have had more effect on the drive quality. Would highly recommend!
After 1 year of running...I have to say this is a good set up. It needs tightening once in a while but it's holding up great. Clips for the bars are a little brittle...I had to replace both of them and the replacement was tedious. But over all - I am very happy with it.
The package had both ends ripped out and was only held together by one strip of packing tape even though when I placed the order by phone I specifically asked that the package would be reinforced since this has been a problem noted in other reviews. Luckly the contents were still intact. Upon reviewing the assembly instructions from Curt I realized that they hadn't included any torque specs for the fasteners WTF ?. This is a trailer hitch rated up to five tons and the instructions don't have torque specs for the fasteners, guess I'll just hand tighten them. I tried calling the 800 number on the instruction sheet twice and ended up getting some spam company that tried to sell me emergency medical equipment twice and then got blocked. Maybe they need to update the instructions, include the correct phone number along with some torque specs for the fasteners.I'm taken back by the sloppy packaging and instructions so far and can't give Curt more than two stars no matter how well the installation goes. Maybe I should of purchased a Reese instead.
Jenny N.
4/13/2023
It is possible that you had received an outdated set of instructions. On the product page below the specs is a link to the most recent instructions that do include torque ratings for the hardware.
I heard from a nephew that I need a weight distribution hitch in order to safely haul my new (used) camper. He showed me what he had and I thought it all made sense and figured I could get one installed in no time. Well, it took a little longer than I planned. I watched videos, called etrailer and experimented a bit. I believe it's all set now, first camping trip in 2 weeks. I feel confident this will make my drive much more enjoyable. This hitch is so heavy duty and with the grease fittings to keep it lubed, I'm sure this will do the trick for many years. Follow directions, watch videos and if you still need help, call etrailer and they will get you the answers you need.
High quality. Nice paint finish, nice chrome finish. Easy to follow instructions.
The hitch kit arrived in record time and didn't cost me a thing extra! The chains were already attached which cut down on assembly time. Although the instructions are a little confusing when it comes to measurements and where to measure and when, but they seem to be complete. The only thing negative I can say is be prepared to pull the hitch head off the shank a couple times to adjust the number of washers (as it does say that in the instructions). I assembled mine per instructions (except I tightened the head bolts too soon) figuring with the ball tilted back just a little, it would hook right up. Turns out, I cant even attach the last link to the clevis as it is too far back. Sooooo tomorrow I will take the head apart and remove a couple washers on the rivet and try it again. Overall, I think it will do a fine job in distributing the weight through out the truck vs all in the rear. The friction bar was easy to install too. Our camper already had a sway control at one point, so all the holes were there. We did purchase an additional Curt friction bar for the drivers side and installed it too. We haven't towed the camper yet with this set up (as stated above, its not quite assembled correctly yet) but am planning on the maiden voyage this weekend. Thanks ETRAILER for another sweet deal on quality products!
Dave K.
7/5/2017
Still working Great! The only negative thing I have seen is there are some marks where the friction bars have contacted the hitch head, so either the ball mounts on the trailer are too low, or the hitch head is tilted back too far to properly accommodate the friction bars correctly.
Rachael H.
7/5/2017
Etrailer was great to work with, nice site, shipped quick. My first load leveling anti sway hitch so I can't compare but doing as I expected, quality is great. Only complaint is removing bars is a pain, better plan on having a screwdriver to release the catch, can't do it with your fingers, liked it well enough to buy a second for the other truck and trailer.
Philip
8/3/2022
Great, very happy with my purchase
Sorry I don't have a picture now put the Curt Weight Distribution hitch with the sway control is a great hit with me. I've had others on a different trailer but no where near a good a this one, I couldn't be happier made the truck level and never swayed at all.
Andrew S.
4/26/2018
This is a better weight distribution hitch than I ever owned and I have had at least 5. The sway is nothing like I had before you dont even feel the trailer moving.
Going on a year, and this hitch is great and a good value. The problem I had with the hitch I'd had previously was that the arms were too heavy for me to manage. I think this hitch works better for my implementation (I tow 30 feet with a Chevy Tahoe) than the old one, plus I can handle the entire thing myself. I feel in control even in high wind. Also- great service from e-trailer. A few weeks ago, one of the arms got stuck and customer service was able to help me solve the problem.
Carolann
1/11/2021
Didnt use it much this year,but still wokring great. Grease it, is my only recommendation after 2 years.
Received the Product on time and in perfect shape. E Trailer is the go to place.
I have always had good service with Curt products. The Hitch package was as described.
For my money I don't believe you will find a better 1,000 / 10,000 lb. hitch, only more expensive.
Ernest
7/16/2019
Works great. It is on a new trailer now that is six feet longer than the original. I transferred the whole hitch. I dont need to tighten the sway bar often the hitch is that good.
Well made and heavy duty. The Curt MV Weight Distribution System is complete with nothing else to buy. Great price, fast shipping. Shipping package wasn't strong enough to support the heavy weight. Although the carton was in bad shape when it arrived there was no damage.
Peter J.
2/9/2020
Great product. I would never tow my 26’ box trailer without it. Equalizer Hitch is the only way to go and the Curt unit is great.
The product was decent but the packaging was absolutely trashed when it arrived and held together by plastic wrap. Part of the hitch was scraped up and one of the brackets was bent when I tried to install it on my trailer. Overall not bad, just annoying to have to replace the brackets.
Brooke M.
10/1/2021
Thank you for the review! Our customer service team should be reaching out to you in the near future.
Product great, but first one showed up with a large hole in the box and refused delivery. I called E Trailer within 30 minutes and no questions asked sent a replacement.
I'm missing the proper sway control,trailer mounted attachment, and sway control trailer ball. I was under the impressions that I bought the dual sway control system and the other thing is that the box was open and the parts when inspected all were scratched and gouged.I need paint or new parts possibly
Sierra K.
11/15/2021
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Heather A.
9/9/2024
Hey Kevin, it sounds like you need a shank with more of a drop to level out your trailer with the truck. You can use part # C17123 that will offer a 8-1/2" drop or a part # C17124 that offers 10" drop. To find out how much drop of a need you will need to measure your hitch height. You can do this by, measuring from the ground to the top edge of the hitch receiver, then measure from the bottom edge of the trailer's coupler. You'll want to now, subtract the height of the receiver from the height of the coupler.