Reddit mentions: The best towing weight distributiong hitches

I have the EZ Lift 1000. With the sway control. It’s very adjustable. I have about 10000 miles on it. Still working great.

EAZ LIFT 48058 1000 lbs Elite Kit, Includes Distribution, Sway Control and 2-5/16" Hitch Ball-1,000 lbs Tongue Weight Capacity (48058-A) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005SB6S3Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rn6rDbDJK4ZFA

I am personally not a fan of the Equal-i-zer, can be noisy because it’s sway control is friction of the spring bars. It can be difficult to get the bars on or off when your tow vehicle is not level with the trailer. A great mid-level hitch is Blue Ox Sway Pro with 750lbs bars. You need to add the ball, and you are set.

I have never had a issue having the service guys install the hitch during pickup, if you don’t want to do it yourself. Good dealers include that for you regardless where you purchased it.

That price seems high to me.

Get a weight distributing hitch. I had sag like that when towing my flatbed trailer with my ATVs on it. I installed one of these badboys and now I tow completely level.

Pic after install

People rant and rave about Blue Ox WDH. However, I use this one, and I am pleased with it so far.

We must be talking about different things. A wdh doesn’t need to be installed. You attach/remove it every time you use it (the one I have anyways). I’m on my phone, I’ll post a link later...

Edit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005SB6S3Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_jZG7BbXRWE73F

The []() link thing isn’t working 🤔

A kit like this could do quite a bit to help you tow safely, in theory you can get your trailer weight distribution and hitch drop set up perfectly every time before you tow, but in reality the extra gear to let you dial it in from the hitch will make the difference in not having the front end of the car floating in the sky unable to hook-up to the ground (starting and stopping), or having the "tail wag the dog" leading to a fatal rollover accident because the trailer is almost 50% of the cars weight.

https://www.amazon.com/EAZ-LIFT-Distributing-Distribution-Control/dp/B005SB6RSU/

There are better sway control weight distribution hitches, but this one is probably the lightest at 30lbs.

For sway control, absolutely. These things aren't like pa's tandem axle car hauler. They are built to be light weight and light on the tongue, 10% of the camper weight, so they blow around everywhere. If you want to go the cheap route just buy the sway control and have the metal tab welded (picture 2) welded to an extended ball mount so it looks something like this but gives you more clearance. It's worth the 100 bucks in safety.

The other option is buy The whole set and install it yourself. It's not difficult and there's youtube videos all over the place. If you do buy a WDH bigger is not better. The leverage involved can do a lot of damage to the tow vehicle or trailer so don't just buy a 12000lb set and hook it to your 3000lb tow light.

These numbers are straight out of my ass because I don't know your cab, axle, 4wd, but here goes. Generic v8 full-size truck payload 1500lb. GCVW 7000. Trailer Max- 7500ish

Single axle trailer up to 4500lb- sway control, no WDH
Tandem axle trailer up to 7500- sway control and WDH