Towing can get sketchy fast when wind or sudden lane changes push your trailer off track. The Blue Ox TrackPro uses a built-in positive caster angle in its hitch head to stop sway before it even starts. This built-in geometry creates a self-centering force that naturally holds the trailer straight behind you. Because the pitch is already pre-set, setup is quicker—no fine-tuning with washers or thumbscrews. You just move the head up or down along the included 11-hole shank to match your trailer height and you’re ready to go.
Passing trucks and gusty highways can send a trailer fishtailing, but the TrackPro’s steel-on-steel friction system keeps you locked in. Its trunnion bars work against rigid L-brackets to apply resistance whenever sway starts, forcing the trailer back into line. It’s the same simple mechanical principle that keeps heavy railcars stable on steel tracks. What you might hear as creaking or grinding is actually the sway control doing its job—holding your trailer steady when the wind or road conditions get rough.
Uneven weight distribution can make your tow vehicle sag and your headlights point skyward. The TrackPro’s tapered spring bars flex to spread tongue weight—between 600 lbs and 800 lbs—across all axles. That levels the rig and restores steering control, letting you tow up to the system’s 8,000 lbs gross capacity with confidence. The result is a smoother, more predictable ride without the stiff bounce that can come from overbuilt setups.
Everything you need comes in the box—head assembly, adjustable shank, 2-5/16" hitch ball, spring bars, sway control L-brackets, lift lever, pin and clip, and all the hardware. No drilling is needed since the clamp-on brackets adjust along the frame to clear gas tanks or toolboxes. Built-in grease zerks on the trunnions make lubrication fast, and the powder-coated steel stands up to corrosion. It’s a complete, durable system that’s easy to keep in top shape for every trip.
| Included w/ System | Required - Sold Separately | Optional Add-Ons |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Distribution Shank Weight Distribution Head 2-5/16" Chrome Hitch Ball 2 Sway Control Brackets 2 Spring Bars Snap-up Lever Hitch Pin and Clip Necessary Installation Hardware | n/a | n/a |
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hi, Steven here with etrailer.com. Today let's take a look at our Blue Ox TrackPro weight distribution with sway control, 11-hole shank, rated for 8,000 pounds towing capacity, and 800 pounds tongue weight. So if you're not familiar, basically, weight distribution system's gonna help keep your ride level and stable when you're towing by evenly distributing the weight over your axles of the tow vehicle or the trailer. The system's gonna help you maintain better control of your vehicle and avoid your trailer sag, excessive tire wear, that kind of stuff. This particular brand Blue Ox has a built-in sway control, so that's gonna limit your side to side movement or fish tailing, that kind of stuff. Maybe a strong wind pops up, side wind that semi passes you and just gives you that sudden burst of air, that's gonna help keep you straight and on the right path.
Let's zoom in here and take a look at the shank. So the shank itself is made for a 2-inch by 2-inch trailer hitch receiver. You wanna make sure that your receiver is rated for use with weight distribution systems. Most are, but not all of 'em. So check your manufacturer on your hitch and make sure it's rated for that.
Possibly the manufacturer sticker on the hitch may mention that as well, but not always. This particular unit has a 2 5/16-inch ball. It's gonna have a drop of 3 inches maximum, and if you flip this shank over and put the head back on, you would've a maximum rise of 17 inches total. Now as far as what comes with it, comes with everything you see here. It's got the hitch pin clips, it's got your spring bar, retaining clips, pins, everything.
One thing to put out here, there's a greaser back in there. I don't know if you can see it too good with the shadows, but you wanna make sure you grease this up every so often. Keep these pivoting nice and smooth. Keeps all the debris and stuff out of there as well. Now as far as the system overall, like I said, it comes with your spring bars, your mounting brackets for your frames and everything, comes with two of these D-rings or whatever you wanna call 'em, set of instructions.
And it's gonna come with this spring bar tool. So very important when you're loading this up, you're gonna have these mounted on your trailer frame, obviously. You're gonna have your tongue on the trailer frame. Maybe you don't have all the weight quiet on there to kind of help hold it in place and everything, so your jacks kind of help support and everything still. You'll put this bar under the spring bar, you put the lip over the frame of the trailer, and you'll simply just kind of pivot it up and onto that L bracket. So that's what that tool's gonna be used for. Very helpful. Make sure you're using that tool, not trying to manhandle it. Now as far as where you wanna mount these brackets. You can measure from the center of your ball, either on the top or the side, down the length of both sides of your frame. It's usually an A-frame shape. And in this particular unit, you're gonna measure back, and you wanna mount these brackets between 20 to 25 inches from that ball. So very important, keep that inside that 5 inch, that 20 to 25, that five inch variance. Don't try to go farther or closer. That's gonna mess up the system. It's not gonna work, it won't be safe. Please keep it safe. These are under a lot of tension and spring tension. It is a nice black powder coat. Again, it's heavy duty steel. The bars are spring bar material. It's powder coated. It's gonna be corrosion resistant. Again, made here in the USA. Blue Ox has a really nice limited lifetime warranty. You can swap out these spring bars if you need to. So let's say you bought a different size rated trailer, camper, whatnot, and now you need to go to maybe a heavier tongue weight or something like that, you can always purchase separate bars that are sold separately, that are a higher weight rating, to get you in that tongue weight rating that you need to be. So again, this one, the tongue weight rating is between 6 and 800 pounds, and the overall towing capacity is 8,000 pounds. Well, that's gonna do it for our look today at the Blue Ox TrackPro weight distribution with sway control, 11-inch hole shank, 8,000 pounds towing capacity, 800 pounds max tongue weight. I'm Steven, have a great day.
Ratings & Reviews
This is a strong, well built WD hitch receiver. Arrived undamaged and I was able to install it easily, instructions were clear and etrailer has several videos that make it clear just what to do. My only concern was that the amount of noise the tension bars would make with movement, especially turning, but that has turned out to be minimal. The recommended setting of the hardware where the bars rest turned out to be just right for my 2015 Odyssey, and the camper (Little Guy Mini Max) and van ride level and within specs. Driving the combo was very satisfactory with nary a wiggle or sway, and ground clearance is also fine . I do have one complaint, and other reviews mention this too: the hardware that mounts on the trailer tongue tends to rotate during the stress of use, and I have had to readjust mine twice now. The use of nylon lock nuts for this hardware was not a good choice by the manufacturer. I am switching to lock washers and standard nuts of proper rating to see if that solves the problem. Were it not for this issue, I would have given a 5-star rating.
I received my purchase and unfortunately it was missing half the contents. I have purchased before without issues. This may just be an isolated issue. Will say customer service is great and they promptly sent me return label to return the hitch.
Pulled to Dallas from Jackson, MS and back and they performed as advertised - sway was cut way dawn. When it did occur it was self correcting.
I called with a idea what I wanted . Stacy was more then helpful in getting me what I wanted. I asked for fast shipping and I received it a day earlier then I had hoped for. Every time I make a purchase or ask for help etrailer exceed my expectations. Thank you very much
I used this twice and then purchased another brand, it did not fit my rig properly. In order to put the arms on the brackets (that are on the trailer) I had to raise the rear of the truck very high. Not fun or safe.
First my truck and trailer sit and travel LEVEL, and I am pleased with the hitch after loosing one of the original “pins” while traveling(these are the pins that keep the sway bars on L brackets). I ordered the replacement “Pins” Now after a couple thousand miles, I do like how stable the truck and trailer are when other vehicles pass, the side push pull is much less. If the hitch came with the replacement “Pins” this would be a 5 Star Review.
the only problem I had was when the UPS man picked up the box all the nuts,bolts and hair pins fell out. other than that, I have received accurate advice as for the purchase and i am very happy with the hitch and its quality. easy to set yp and sturdy. tows great
Easy to install haven’t driven the truck yet, but it seems to be doing exactly what it needs too.
Trailer hooked up with the blue ox the rear of the truck sits 4” higher than without. The nose drops about 3/4” compared to no blue ox. Massive difference in the right direction.
The photos are a 2021 4Runner no extra load in the back. Trailers 17’ ~3,500lbs max. I believe about a 350lb tongue weight and was mostly un-loaded.
This tows very well. However the hitch head is very heavy, and the brackets on the trailer tongue for the spring bars loosen up regardless of bolt torque.
Hello, The weight distribution seems to work fine. We took our traveler trailer on 2 trips since purchasing the trailer hitch and all the accessories. The sway is just frightening. We have not had any real wind, this was in May and July of this year. But super scary, and when a tractor trailer passes us, even just one, forget it. We are towing with a big Ford Expition also. I would not recommend this model. It was expensive and we will have to figure out what we are going to replace it with. Gil
Works well. It's my first time with a distribution hitch, so I've no basis for comparison. I tow a 7200# 30' trailer with a 2007 F-150 (full-timer). It took a few trips to the scales to get things right, since I'm very close to my weight limits. Product arrived without the receiver (damaged box). Etrailer was very quick to provide replacement.
On assembly, I discovered that it was sent with incorrect mounting plates. Blue Ox expedited a parts kit. Overall, it seems to work well. I still have to be careful with wind, or I get pushed around on the road. It's mostly a non-issue.
I've traveled about 5-6K miles, and there is some noticeable wear, scoring, and rust developing where the torsion bars meet the trailer. These parts should be easily replaceable, as long as they're still manufactured. You may want to consider spares once you confirm that you have the correct bars. The friction points can develop metal splinters.
The pivots started showing wear after a long stretch of bouncy highway in Iowa. It was within the 1st 1000 miles, so I'll count this as break-in. I just readjusted the mounting point on the trailer at an overnight stop. I haven't had to adjust it since. The slop in the bushings makes for a greasy mess.
Wear gloves and put a plastic bag over the receiver when you remove it, or you're going to get greasy. Also, be careful of how low the receiver hangs down. I've caught it twice in uneven parking lots. I'm leaving it long, since it helps protect the tongue jack.
It meets expectation. Etrailer and Blue Ox provided excellent customer service. I still took one star, since I was on a deadline with work, and my plans got pushed back two weeks because of this. It shouldn't have happened in the first place, but the customer service from both parties was fantastic.
Installation was fairly easy, and this hitch made a world of difference when it comes to sway
All Good ! With two exceptions #1. the Powder Coating on the Plats was Flaking off! #2. The Box Broke Open and parts fell out _ Suggest review of Packaging Materials
Wow can’t believe this company would mail out a product sold as new in this condition.
Bought this to reduce rear sag in truck and you would think installing is pretty common sense but apparently it isn't. Instructions aren't very clear and since sad didn't go away at all, I'm guessing it isn't installed correctly. Instructions need to be MORE clear than they are otherwise you'll need to pay a professional to install it as I have no idea if it's correct or not.
Love this hitch system. I was hesitant to spend the money but I am so glad that I did. I have had the system for about a year now and it has impressed me every time I use it. I recently put a 3.5” lift kit on my truck and with the easy adjustments on the hitch system, I was able to accommodate for the lift in about 20 minutes. Would recommend
This thing is amazing! I bought this to haul my 24’ car (toy) hauler behind my 03 Suburban which has coil springs instead of leaf springs. This hitch has made a world of difference. I honestly was shocked at the difference it made. It almost feels like I’m not hauling a trailer at all.
Rock Solid towing! 15 year old truck with original suspension - just look at that alignment. Towed all along the Columbia River Gorge on a windy day and stayed in my lane the whole way.
Received my weight distribution hitch with two days of placing my order. The hitch works well for my set up and installation was easy. My truck hitch weight is 600lbs. and max tow weight is 6000lbs. My 22ft. long RV trailer max capacity loaded is about 20% less than my trucks specs. Etrailer sells quality accessories. Their prices are good, and their experience, knowledge and customer service are the best. It would be hard to find a better dealer that could provide better service with very fast shipping.
I bought this in April '22 for our new trailer. The second day of our trip to Alaska, one of the Retaining Keys with the cotter pin fell off. It was while hooking up to our campsite that we saw it was gone and the spring bar bar had been free of mooring. Luckily we had a C Bolt and duck tape to hold the one sway bar without the retaining key and taped up the other to make sure it didn't fall off on the rest of our journey. When we called Blue Ox they sent two day to AK the two packages of the retaining key w/step. These turned out different than the ones that came on the TracPro and are thicker and shorter - I think these were suppose to come with the TracPro WD/Sway and should have been in the package when we got it. There is too much play between the sring bar and the L Bracket with the Retaining key that was in our order. Pictures for reference. If you order the Blue Ox TracPro, call make and sure you get the correct Retaining Keys with it, you should not have to buy them separately.
It was installed professionally by camping world. Coating is all coming off. Arms pop out during travel. The square pins fall though slots. The angled brackets that mount to camper chassis are failing. Its the worst hitch I have ever owned. Literally.
did NOT fit my trailer gave you the trailer info and length of sway bar was right in propane tank !!!!!!!!!
had to repackage--- it came all torn up from shipping !! not an easy job ! Hope it makes it back
I bought the 10K to replace a worn out 12K Equalizer hitch. Does the same job as my previous hitch and is lighter in weight. That helps me out since I remove it from my truck when not in use and I'm not getting any younger :)
My only gripe with etrailer is shipping quality. This is a heavy item, well constructed, heavy duty, not lightweight. To ship this in a standard cardboard box without reinforcement is nuts. When delivered by UPS this box had gapping holes and part of the contents were protruding outside the shipping box. My UPS driver stated that such heavy items should be attached to a wood skeleton inside the box to keep from moving around during shipment. To my amazement all the parts were present, albeit banged up a bit with paint damage and gouging. So be aware that you may find your order in similar condition. etrailer responds to me with yada yada. Not real happy with this one but the unit itself is quite robust although a little black enamel will be required.
Product was shipped very fast. I received in three days. Price was best I could find as well. The only thing I would advise for etrailer, is to do a better job shipping heavy products. My box was busted wide open, and it was defiantly an insufficient box for the items inside. I was lucky to not lose anything.
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