Blue Ox Sway Pro Installation

I believe that when it says to make sure the vehicle is level means that the drop when the trailer is attached should be about the same all around. When I installed a Reese hitch one time I measured the height from the ground to the rear and front bumpers before and again after. The difference in drop front and rear was less than a quarter of an inch so I called it good and it work as it was supposed to. As someone else stated you just don't want the headlights pointing to the sky.

I did not install mine myself, but for reference, I have a similar TV with a larger TT and the Sway Pro works wonderfully. For the price, I was very impressed and you shouldn't be disappointed.

Not offhand, I have also made a few changes since I first setup. I now have 4 6v golf cart batteries in the front so that added a decent amount of tongue weight.

I have a F250 with Torklift's Stable Loads now, that puts some weight on the overload springs earlier to make it a little more solid in the rear. I have about 1200 pounds of tongue weight and the 1500 pound Blue-Ox bars on mine. I norammly run in the 6 or 7 chain links with this setup. I think I will be hooking up this weekend and can get you some numbers if you want for an idea.

Keep in mind a F-150 and your trailer will be a lot different I would assume.

Thanks for the response.

Heap64, do you happen to remember how much your rear/front of the truck from the ground to the top of your wheel-wells dropped??

Our dealer installed ours for us but we bought it somewhere else. Was a while back but...

I remember in our instructions #8 Note:: If necessary, the hitch mount may be inverted in the receiver to accommodate greater coupler heights.

The dealer mounted ours the wrong way and it scraped the ground in dips in the road. So we had to have it remounted and inverted the other way and no problems.

Just be aware of that when installing your hitch mount receiver that you can flip it over the other way so it is higher off the ground.

I installed one on my camper last year in the dealers parking lot in about 30 minutes. They have to be one of the easiest hitches to install as there is no angle to have to mess with on the head when installing.

The main thing is you want your camper level or a little nose down. For sure not nose high while towing.

Take measurements from the ground to the top of your wheel-wells before hooking up to your trailer. Of course your rear will drop some with load. You just don't want your front of your truck to raise up.

You can add more weight distribution by reducing the number of chain links on your latch up to help bring the front down if needed.

I would suggest getting a socket and a nice breaker bar to carry with you to latch up the chains and forget the short tool they give you.

Hopefully I helped some.