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DinTulsa
Explorer
Mar 04, 2019

Anyone switched from blue ox 1500 to 2000lb bars?

Due to the tongue weight on my rv I’m going to purchase 2k lb bars from my blue ox sway pro. Has anyone stepped up in bar weight? Does it significantly stiffen up the ride? To get the truck where i...
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Retired_JSO
Explorer II
Mar 05, 2019
First off, I believe there are better cheaper hitches on the market but I ordered the 15,000 Sway Pro. I ordered 2,000 lb bars and used with my 2” hitch. The 2” standard hitch is rated up to 15,000 and can be used with 2,000 bars per Blue Ox. The 2 1/2” is rated at 20,000. I believe the bars are underrated. Our old toy hauler had a tongue weight over 1,000 lbs and with 1,500 bars took way too much preload to keep the trailer somewhat level. The 2,000 bars solved that problem.

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