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When crosswinds or passing trucks start to push your trailer around, this system keeps things calm and steady. The Blue Ox SwayPro uses constant tension in its trunnion bars to force the trailer back in line, keeping sway under control at all times. The slight angle built into the hitch head helps the trailer self-center, so you don’t have to fight the wheel. It’s a smooth, quiet setup that keeps sway in check without the popping or grinding you get from older bar-style hitches.
A level rig handles better, brakes more predictably, and just feels safer. This system evenly spreads your tongue weight across all the axles of the tow vehicle and trailer, restoring stability and control. With a tongue weight rating of 750 lbs and a gross towing weight rating of 7,500 lbs, it’s built to let you tow right up to the full capacity of your hitch without worrying about sag or uneven load transfer.
Getting everything hooked up shouldn’t feel like a workout. The rotating lift brackets make it simple to tension the chains—just insert the chain into the slot and rotate the bracket using the included wrench. There’s no snapping up stiff bars or wrestling with spring tension. The clamp-on design also means there’s no drilling into your trailer frame, making installation straightforward and quick.
This hitch is built from durable, powder-coated steel that resists corrosion and stays looking good over time. The head assembly includes grease zerks, so you can keep things lubricated without making a mess. Everything from the adjustable shank to the lift chains and rotating brackets is designed for strength and long-term reliability, backed by a limited lifetime warranty.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hello neighbors and friends, Steven here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together at our Blue Ox SwayPro weight distribution with sway control for two inch hitches rated at 7,500 pounds gross towing weight. So folks, obviously we've got this just kinda demo set up here on the table today. I'll throw an image up on the screen of what it looks like fully installed. Keep in mind on the far left of that image, those two brackets will be hanging over the frame of your trailer with the chains coming down, the spring bars underneath and the coupler over there to the far right on top of the ball on the adjustable ball mount or shank there. Now this evenly spreads out your tongue weight among all the axles of your tow vehicle and the trailer and it levels out your ride to give you a more controlled stability when driving, making turns, those kind of things.
So basically if you're sagging in the middle where the connection point is, this kind of system could help give you back to level. It also lets you tow with the max capacity of your hitch. Number one, make sure that your hitch on your vehicle that your tow width is rated for weight distribution. Now this system here by Blue Ox is gonna be superior and silent on its sway control. So the sway control's built into the whole assembly, the chains, the tilt of the head, all that kind of stuff.
Some of the brands use friction bars and L brackets and they're kind of noisy when you're making turns and just all that kind of stuff. Now again, having that head at a slight tilt angle will help you on your trailer be self-centered. So it's gonna always want to go back to the center line. Now the constant tension in these trunnion bars here also help force that trailer in a straight line. So when everything's hooked up, it's basically keeping you and forcing you back straight behind the tow vehicle, wherever the tow vehicle's pulling it.
Now this is quick and simple to use thanks to the rotating brackets on the systems here. So quite frankly, once you get this over the frame of your trailer like you see on this bracket here, and you got the chain through the top here and going down to the mechanism, I'm gonna come around here. Basically at that point you can take the included tool and this guy just looks like a lug wrench, almost, on a vehicle. It's got some nice grip here. I like how they kind of machine that down.
You can really feel it and it sticks to your hand nice and good. But basically, you got a tool here that marries up to this guy. So whenever it's time to tension down the chain and everything, you can use that and ratchet around once you've got the release of the safety pin and everything. So follow the instructions that come with it. It's not too hard to use, honestly, just take your time. I always tell people, read through the instructions fully, make sure you comprehend what you're doing and then go back and do the install. The shank here is a two by two shank, gives you the pitch pin and clip included, you get all the hardware here for installing the head onto the shank. You get some safety chain anchor points as well as a couple other nuts and bolts that are included as well. The ball size is a 2 5/16 inch ball. That is your standard size for weight distribution, nine times out of 10 and the lift bracket position. So these lift brackets on your trailer frame, it kind of A's back, they need to be about 29 inches back from center of the coupler. And the max frame height for these brackets to sit on will be a six inches tall frame. Now the shank length is 13 inches long and it has a maximum rise of 10 1/2 inches from the top of the receiver opening and a max drop, if it's in the drop position, like the yellow one there on my image on the screen, of 4 1/2 inches. So again, that image there is kind of just to show you the two options you have as far as the max range. Now the adjustment holes are spaced at 1 1/4 inches apart on center. Now again folks, this system includes the head assembly, the adjustable shank, the spring bars, everything you see here in front of me. They even have grease zerks built in inside the head unit back here out of sight on your angle unfortunately. But that's also gonna help you make maintenance super simple and easy. Keeps everything clean. Again, no drilling for setting this up. Everything's a clamp on style. The brackets go over the top and then these set bolts here thread into the front end of this bracket and hold it in place. Well folks, again, as you can see, a nice elegant powder coat finish over the hardened steel. Very nice product made here in the US. Blue Ox always does an amazing job on everything they make. If you've ever seen their products or heard about 'em, you know about their quality. Well folks, that's gonna wrap it up. I'm Steven, thank you so much for your time. I hope this information and this look together today has been helpful for you. Have a great day.
Ratings & Reviews
It works better than advertised. My truck rids level and without any sway. Installation and hook up is simple and very straight forward. I give this product a 10.
Received it in good condition with all the parts. It was fairly easy to get it setup, as there are a few specific instructions for Ram truck users. I have not pulled it yet, but other family members said they would not pull a trailer w/o it.
The Hitch itself looks awesome, I’m going to be putting it to the test this Saturday pulling our new toy hauler home shipping was super fast. Ordered this on Monday had it in my hands Wednesday. Only took one star off due to the box being damaged and scratched my shank.
Shipped as promised. Came with everything. Installed per excellent instructions.
Works very well on 21 chevy tahoe towing 6000lb 25 ft travel trailer.
Works as advertised. Havnt been in crosswinds, but trucks passing and meeting, hitch has good control. Load leveling works excellent.
I needed something that could easily be adjusted as the load in my toy hauler changed. I don’t bring my rzr with me on every trip and the load in my truck changes as well so having the flexibility to easily adjust is important to me. The installation was simple and straightforward. And most importantly Bay W with etrailer was so very helpful and patient in helping me find the perfect setup for my needs. Thank you Bay!
This was my first purchase of a weight distribution hitch, and the Blue Ox exceeded my expectations. I could tell by the construction and weight of the Blue Ox hitch that it was a quality product. I would recommend purchasing the Blue Ox.
Everything was in great condition, was missing a couple nuts and the wrench to turn and lock the chains in place. Just used an adjustable wrench and went and bought a couple nuts from a hardware store.
I love this hitch. Well designed. A lot nicer and easier than my previous hitch.Works like it should.
Easy to set up and tear down. Works great on keeping the trailer towing true and smooth down the road.
While I have only just received my hitch and done pre-assembly, it is exactly as ordered and all parts appear to be in order. This was recommended by the RV Sales where I am purchasing my new Travel Trailer, so I have little to no concerns for how it will fit. I expect great performance from this hitch and will be happy to share my experiences after a good run.
I think this will work great. Mounting it now. I am making 5/8" spacers for the trailer tongue to take up the extra space. Your service was excellent. Thanks
Works good and as described. We've used this Blue Ox SwayPro many times now and it does stabilize our 28' ATC well.
Every thing with Blue Ox is better than I expected. And every one from Etrailer is so helpful and dedicated. Kelly P. was a big help! Thank you Etrailer
Easy initial set up...lots of videos online to help... And great customer service from the etrailer team.... Answered all my pre purchase questions honestly and professionally!!! .... I had paid for expedited shipping which UPS screwed up.... etrailer refunded the expedited fee before I could even call in!!! That's customer service!!! Thank you!!!
Great hitch easy setup pulled 120 miles to OBX had 15-20 mph wind gust hitch worked great on a 36ft forest river classic. I will note one of the cams seemed to be looser on the shale than the other one will keep a check on it make sure not a defect. Taelor at trailer was great to work with followed up to make sure I was all set. Thanks Taelor!!
I have had this hitch for my smaller camper for years. Now that I am upgrading to a larger camper, I wanted to make sure that I was ready with the new Blue Ox Sway Pro. Absolutely love this hitch.
Just got the weight distribution hitch today. I think all the parts are here. Some scuffs and scratches. Wasn't packed well at all. The hitch head was hanging out of the box. The box was not strong enough for the hitch and its parts. Other than that, the Blue Ox looks to be well built and a nice hitch.
It works great! Assembly instructions were easy to follow also was able to look up an installation video on YouTube as well. Went slow it was about an hour install time. Once hooked up couldn’t even tell I was pulling my trailer,
Works great. I pulled an 18k trailer and the hitch performed as expected. I didn’t read the instructions on how to use the roll over chains which led to one dragging a few miles but I would buy them again. Love that you can use different springs based on your needs. Overall great product.
This WD system is so easy to install (compared to Reese Strait Line With Dual Cams). Had a little problem cranking the rotating bracket until I realized the chain had to go on the other side...then easily locked in place. Only have had it out on one trip and it seemed like a smooth ride. Maybe on the way home we'll have a large vehicle go by to see if the trailer sways at all. Heavy duty parts.
Hitch did exactly what it was designed for. In fact while hauling I was forced off the road at about 68mi an hour steered to come back on the road, 6in rise truck jumped in the air trailer wheels came off the ground rocked from side to side almost turning on its side, but everything held together and straightened out and we were able to finish our trip
I’ve had the SwayPro hitch for about a year now, with well over 1000 miles of towing. Settings the chain tension is critical - I started by towing with the factory suggested number of links, then towed with added and subtracted links to find the best balance of ride, sway control, and adjusted the ball attachment to then set the final ride height. It took some time and needed a high range torque wrench, but the result was excellent towing in all conditions. Recently, I changed tow vehicles. This required re-adjusting the ball mount to keep correct height, then again trying different numbers of links in the tension chains, but I once again I found the sweet spot and am thoroughly pleased with this hitch. Compared to the simpler and cheaper hitch I had before, its well worth the extra cost and the extra effort to be able to get it “just right.”
So far so good. Very nice product. Very well designed and heavy duty. Simple installation. I had to get a little custom with installation, but that’s not the product’s fault and I think it turned out awesome.
The product so far is great. It was easy to install and seems to work well. The instructions are a different story. They don’t have a whole lot of details and leave you guessing sometimes. The hitch is quite. Just remember when you are hoisting the truck and trailer up to get rid of the tension, you need to go higher than you might think. It’s especially important when unhitching. If you have to much tension left in the bars, it will spin the wrench out of your hands. Don’t ask how I know. I bought this to replace a friction anti sway. It was difficult to set up, was noisy and and didn’t work as well as this seems to. The purchase was easy and the shipping was good. I did not need to call and ask questions because the web page worked well. Free shipping on the hitch was great because it is fairly heavy. Thanks!
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Brooke M.
5/2/2025
Yes! I'm happy that you were able to find a way to make it work. Thanks for sharing a picture!