Anti sway question.

Dozer wrote:
If a truck has built in sway control, (2022 Ford Ranger) is anything else necessary regarding a hitch setup? If you're within the guidelines of the manufacturer re: tongue weight. What else needs to be done?
The truck is rated to tow 7500 lbs and I'm only planning to tow about 4500.

Thanks in advance,
Dozer

Honestly, it's tough to max out most tow ratings as you run out of payload or hitch weight long before you hit max tow rating.

4500 is that the empty weight or the GVWR?
If it's empty, you can expect to be up around 6000-6500 by the time you are ready to roll with a hitch weight of 700-800lb.

Payload is probably OK if you limit it to 2 people in the truck and keep the firewood and other stuff in the truck bed reasonable.

Hitch weight limits are typically 500lb with just the ball and increases to somewhere around 800-1200lb if you use a weight distributing hitch (verify in the manual for the exact amounts).

An added benefit is the WDH can be found with sway control built in. This works better than relying on the truck to detect sway and then take action. The truck's system starts activating individual wheel brakes, so if the trailer is prone to sway, you will lose MPG and wear out your brakes faster...assuming it is able to get it under control.