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Heavy traffic and crosswinds can make a trailer feel like it has a mind of its own. The Curt Round Bar Weight Distribution System w/ Friction Sway Control lets you dial in exactly the amount of resistance you need to keep things steady. Its telescoping sway bar uses friction pads to fight side-to-side movement caused by gusts or passing semis. You can fine-tune it with a quick turn of the handle so your setup feels right, whether you’re hauling in calm or windy conditions. If you want even more control for longer trailers, the hitch head has mounting holes for an additional sway bar.
A properly leveled rig tows safer and smoother. This system spreads your trailer’s tongue weight evenly across all axles, restoring balance and steering control. It’s rated for trailers with 800-1,000 lbs tongue weight and up to 10,000 lbs gross towing weight. The round spring bars are made of solid, forged steel for durability and are powder coated in carbide black to withstand corrosion. When set up right, you’ll notice the rear end lift back to level—no more sag or wandering headlights.
Getting the head tilt right is what makes the system work best. Curt’s washer-stacking method lets you dial in the leverage during installation. Add washers to increase load transfer or remove them if it’s too firm. Once it’s locked in place, you’re set unless your tongue weight changes. It can take a little patience the first time you set it up, but after that you’ll have a predictable, balanced tow every trip.
This setup comes complete with everything you need—head assembly, adjustable shank, lift brackets, chains, lift handle, and a pre-torqued 2-5/16" hitch ball. Grease zerks in the head assembly make regular maintenance simple. Every main component is heavy-duty steel, so the system feels solid right out of the box and holds up under real-world towing loads.
The sway control bar must be removed before backing up or towing in wet, icy, gravel, or snow-covered conditions.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
96% were satisfied with this product
4% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
The package had both ends ripped out and was only held together by one strip of packing tape even though when I placed the order by phone I specifically asked that the package would be reinforced since this has been a problem noted in other reviews. Luckly the contents were still intact. Upon reviewing the assembly instructions from Curt I realized that they hadn't included any torque specs for the fasteners WTF ?. This is a trailer hitch rated up to five tons and the instructions don't have torque specs for the fasteners, guess I'll just hand tighten them. I tried calling the 800 number on the instruction sheet twice and ended up getting some spam company that tried to sell me emergency medical equipment twice and then got blocked. Maybe they need to update the instructions, include the correct phone number along with some torque specs for the fasteners.I'm taken back by the sloppy packaging and instructions so far and can't give Curt more than two stars no matter how well the installation goes. Maybe I should of purchased a Reese instead.
Well made and heavy duty. The Curt MV Weight Distribution System is complete with nothing else to buy. Great price, fast shipping. Shipping package wasn't strong enough to support the heavy weight. Although the carton was in bad shape when it arrived there was no damage.
Peter J.
2/9/2020
Great product. I would never tow my 26’ box trailer without it. Equalizer Hitch is the only way to go and the Curt unit is great.
Received the Product on time and in perfect shape. E Trailer is the go to place.
I have always had good service with Curt products. The Hitch package was as described.
For my money I don't believe you will find a better 1,000 / 10,000 lb. hitch, only more expensive.
Ernest
7/16/2019
Works great. It is on a new trailer now that is six feet longer than the original. I transferred the whole hitch. I dont need to tighten the sway bar often the hitch is that good.
great equalizer hitch, great price too
Going on a year, and this hitch is great and a good value. The problem I had with the hitch I'd had previously was that the arms were too heavy for me to manage. I think this hitch works better for my implementation (I tow 30 feet with a Chevy Tahoe) than the old one, plus I can handle the entire thing myself. I feel in control even in high wind. Also- great service from e-trailer. A few weeks ago, one of the arms got stuck and customer service was able to help me solve the problem.
Carolann
1/11/2021
Didnt use it much this year,but still wokring great. Grease it, is my only recommendation after 2 years.
Sorry I don't have a picture now put the Curt Weight Distribution hitch with the sway control is a great hit with me. I've had others on a different trailer but no where near a good a this one, I couldn't be happier made the truck level and never swayed at all.
Andrew S.
4/26/2018
This is a better weight distribution hitch than I ever owned and I have had at least 5. The sway is nothing like I had before you dont even feel the trailer moving.
Etrailer was great to work with, nice site, shipped quick. My first load leveling anti sway hitch so I can't compare but doing as I expected, quality is great. Only complaint is removing bars is a pain, better plan on having a screwdriver to release the catch, can't do it with your fingers, liked it well enough to buy a second for the other truck and trailer.
Philip
8/3/2022
Great, very happy with my purchase
Great product, little loose in the receiver. etrailer did an amazing job fulfilling the order.
Works great
High quality. Nice paint finish, nice chrome finish. Easy to follow instructions.
After 1 year of running...I have to say this is a good set up. It needs tightening once in a while but it's holding up great. Clips for the bars are a little brittle...I had to replace both of them and the replacement was tedious. But over all - I am very happy with it.
The Curt Hitch setup works great and after towing over 120 days this past year, I have had no problems. The only thing I would improve on is probably impossible (the weight of the components).
Hitch came when it was supposed to, haven't used it yet, but everything looks good and I'm sure it will do the job
Worked great!
This beast is still pulling 8k lbs with maxxed out tongue weight without trouble. Over 3k miles and looking to double that soon.
Erin
7/15/2023
With this hitch system, it really felt like our 35ft TT wasnt even there. Another year of abuse and no signs of letting up. No swaying on the interstate, complete control on the craziest of back roads and mountain climbs, and just a level, balanced and smooth dream of a ride. Couldnt ask for a better product.
works great built great
For the price you can’t beat this hitch system. Used it twice already, towed on I-10 in Az with very heavy truck traffic. The sway control bar made a big difference. Set up is very easy. The only drawback is you have to disconnect sway bar to backup.
After 1 year and over 5000 miles, the Curt hitch and weight distribution system is working great. Thanks for the recommendation from etrailer based on my trailer weight and needs.
Had one on my previous trailers--good investment...this one arrived in a box that was perforated to the point that parts were falling out...did an inventory and the hardware bag is missing...
The hitch is of high quality. It took me about 45 minutes with double checking everything, I didn’t have to mount the sway bar ball on trailer, already had one. I’ve only put about fifty miles on it just to test and get the feel of it, I’m vary happy with! First photo standered hitch 3/4 lift, second photo Curt distribution hitch and sway bar.
This Curt Weight Distribution system is great, pulled my 6K Travel trailer With ease, Leveled my 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 the way it should.
I had a Reese 49901 Weight Distribution system with 550 TW and trailer has a 844lb TW, The Reese 49901 is Obsolete and the spring bars, I had asked if Curt 1000lb spring bars would fit and Curt quoted me not to mix Curt with Reese.
Well I measured both Reese 49901 and the Curt C17062 they are the SAME, With in .005+/-.
NOTE:I could of just bought the Curt 1,000TW bars and used them on my Reese 49901 Weight Distribution system
Excellent product(Curt Weight Distribution & Sway control) at a great price. Install was a breeze. Hoping to use it for many years to come. Thanks etrailer.com for the great product at a great price and very fast shipping. It's great to find such great service these days.
Mike G.
4/9/2018
No problems at all. Went from Arkansas to Arizona and here and there and in between. Worked excellently.
The hitch pin is 3" long, not long enough to work with standard equipment class 5 recievers. This kit should be shipped with a 4" long pin. Plan to order your own, etrailer would not replace the 3" pin. I now have to buy a seperate hitch pin. This is the first time etrailer has let me down.
Jenny N.
10/27/2022
This WD system comes with a hitch pin that will fit standard 2 inch receivers. A class V hitch can be a 2, 2.5, or 3 inch receiver. From the picture of your receiver it appears to have a reducer sleeve which indicates it is a 2.5 inch receiver which often needs a longer pin. We do have a a pin, part # 337HP6256WC, which would work.
i just put it on sat morn,i have my race drag car in side my inclosed trailer i will let you know when i go down i-65 at 70 mph see how steady it will be,thank you.
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Jenny N.
4/13/2023
It is possible that you had received an outdated set of instructions. On the product page below the specs is a link to the most recent instructions that do include torque ratings for the hardware.