Anti-Sway Hitch not so much weight distro
Driving from Seattle, WA. to Augusta, GA. with my 34' bumper to bumper travel trailer with a loaded weight of 7,500. My TV is a 2014 RAM 3500 Crew Cab Long Box CTD with AISEN tranny and 4,200 payload....
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I use WD with built in sway with my Chevy dully 3500 long bed crew. I attempted to just moving the camper around the property without the bars and the back end of the truck dropped too much for my comfort level. I knew I had to keep the WD bars on if traveling on the road, even short distances.
I had a Reese (chain link) WD hitch I used on 3 different campers and several different tow vehicles and it worked very will with a simple Reese friction sway bar. Somewhere along the line, when we got our new Outback, the hitch head bent, causing the ball to lean backwards. I ended up getting an Equal-i-zer system to replace the 10 (plus) year old Reese. That Reese towed quite a few thousands of miles, so no complaints. Things just don't last forever.
For your set-up, I strongly suggest you re-evaluate your current hitch and WD system. For the size of your new truck, you should not have any problems with even a moderate system. Based upon your description, it sounds like you did not have the bars tight enough. Raising the bars by one or two links in the chain WILL make a big difference.
Before investing in a new WD system, try your old one. Make the chains tighter. Then if you still have problems, THEN look into a new system. I have a feeling your bars are simply not tight enough.
I had a Reese (chain link) WD hitch I used on 3 different campers and several different tow vehicles and it worked very will with a simple Reese friction sway bar. Somewhere along the line, when we got our new Outback, the hitch head bent, causing the ball to lean backwards. I ended up getting an Equal-i-zer system to replace the 10 (plus) year old Reese. That Reese towed quite a few thousands of miles, so no complaints. Things just don't last forever.
For your set-up, I strongly suggest you re-evaluate your current hitch and WD system. For the size of your new truck, you should not have any problems with even a moderate system. Based upon your description, it sounds like you did not have the bars tight enough. Raising the bars by one or two links in the chain WILL make a big difference.
Before investing in a new WD system, try your old one. Make the chains tighter. Then if you still have problems, THEN look into a new system. I have a feeling your bars are simply not tight enough.
