Towing in crosswinds or when big rigs pass can make your trailer feel like it’s fighting you. The SwayPro uses constant tension in its trunnion bars to keep everything in line. The built-in sway control works quietly in the background, helping your trailer self-center while you drive. There’s no noise, no grinding, and no need to adjust anything. You just hitch up and go with a smoother, more stable ride.
Uneven weight can make your tow vehicle squat and your trailer wander. This system evens out that load by distributing up to 1,500 lbs of tongue weight and supporting up to 15,000 lbs gross towing weight. The result is a level, balanced setup that restores control and stability for confident handling on every trip.
Getting ready to roll shouldn’t feel like a wrestling match. The SwayPro’s rotating lift brackets make it simple to tension your chains without snapping up highly loaded bars. Just insert the chain into the slot and rotate the bracket with the included wrench. The clamp-on design means no drilling and no complicated steps, so hookup and disconnection are fast from either side.
Every part of this system is built to last. The powder coated steel resists corrosion and keeps its finish through tough weather and road salt. Grease zerks in the hitch head make maintenance quick and clean—just a shot of grease through the fitting and you’re ready for the next trip. The trunnion bars lock in place with included pins and clips, and the 13" shank gives you up to 10-1/2" rise or 4-1/2" drop for perfect alignment. Everything you need—head assembly, shank, bars, chains, brackets, hardware, and hitch ball—is included so you can set up and start towing right away.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hello neighbors and friends, Stephen here with etrailer.com. Let's take a look together today at our Blue Ox Sway Pro Weight Distribution with Sway Control and it's gonna be for a two-inch-by-two-inch hitch shank receiver. Now this is rated at 15,000 pounds of gross towing weight and a max tongue weight of 1500 pounds. Now due to the space constraints here, I'm not able to kinda really set this up fully, but I do wanna throw up an image of what the system looks like fully put together. So your brackets where the chains are connected to, those would hang over the top of the trailer frame, and then the chains would go through there. Then you could tighten or loosen them with the included tool.
And the spring bars there going up to the head unit assembly and those arms can pivot left or right accordingly. And then you got your shank receiver there that you can mount in the rise of the drop. And so now I'll throw 'em an image up of, you're gonna have a max of four and a half inches of drop if you use the yellow version there, if you will. And flipping it over to the blue one, if you went to a rise, you would have a max rise of 10 and a half inches with this unit. Now that is from the top of the hitch receiver tube opening down to the ground or the top of the hitch receiver tube opening up to the top of the ball.
Now the adjustment holes on this shank are measured and spaced an inch and a quarter apart on center and you've got all those different attachments. This would go over here to the head assembly here and, basically, you put two bolts, which are included with this kit along with the rest of the hardware. You can have spring clips that go through the spring bars here. And then, of course, the hanging brackets here that the chain would droop over like this and it goes right into the slot. And then you got this nice adjuster tool here.
It's got an amazing grip here, they've etched this out, and it really does do a nice job of holding. It's got the hex head there, much like you would see, like on a tire tool. That marries up with this guy over here. That way, whenever you're putting your chains and stuff on, you can do everything and get it the right tension that you need. Now basically what the weight distribution system does is it evenly spreads out the tongue weight among all your axles of both the tow vehicle and the trailer, and it also levels out your ride to restore control and stability when you're driving down the highway.
Now this will let you tow the max capacity of your hitch. It's very superior and silent, as far as its sway control. A lot of other different brands out there use different components and different things. This one uses chains and tension. It's just a lot quieter and overall a better option, in my opinion, as far as some of the lesser brands that are out there. Now, the head itself has what we call a slight angle built into it. So basically, whenever you're hooking up and everything, it's pushing down. That also helps keep the trailer to basically self-center itself. Now when you got this connected correctly and set up over the frame of the trailer, right, so the thing's on one side, this is on the other, and you've got everything hooked up, what that does is it creates constant tension on these trunnion bars here and that helps force that trailer to stay in a straight line and almost pull itself back to straight by that force that's applied. Now the chains are gonna be kept tight and secure using those spring bars and the wrench tool here that I showed you already. Now a lot of other brands, you have to have, like, a snap up tool, then you gotta snap the bars up into place, and it's just really dangerous, honestly, under tension. This way, you don't have to worry about that. If something we inchesre to slip on you, God forbid, the only way it's going is straight down and the chain's catching already, so it's not gonna go anywhere. Now, as far as installing, it's pretty simple. Again, the hitch head here is already pitched and then you basically insert everything else per the instructions, get it set up, do your initial weights, set it up, test everything, make sure you get everything level on the trailer that you're towing, and then you're gonna put everything, you know, again, in place and then you should be ready to go on your way for your trip safely. Now again, with this kit, there's no drilling, everything goes right over the frame, you've got set bolts that are included with the kit here, and that's gonna make everything nice and tight, and then you've got, again, just a lot of adjustments up or down. Again, max gross towing weight, 15,000 pounds, the ball size is two and five-sixteenths inch. That's standard with weight distribution kits. As always, make sure that the hitch that you're putting this into is rated for weight distribution. Believe it or not, not all of 'em are. Now, the shank length overall here is 13 inches and you need a maximum trailer frame height of six inches for these brackets to hang on and work correctly. So you don't want to go past that six inch mark 'cause then you're gonna be putting undue pressure in the wrong places and that's not gonna work out for you. So, folks, a lot of the information that we're going over with today, I, one last time, I wanna throw an image up here of what the system looks like fully installed. And again, this is the Blue Ox Sway Pro Weight Distribution with Sway Control for two inch hitches. I'm Stephen, I hope this information's been helpful for you today. As always, stay safe while you're towing.
Ratings & Reviews
Easy to hookup and very stable ride with a 29’ toy hauler.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.”
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