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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
Jenny N.
3/15/2024
Oh my goodness! Typically I would recommend touching up the hitch with a rust resistant paint as over time the powder coating will become marred. However since it has not been that long I will have the manufacturer reach out to you.
Marvin
6/15/2025
great..this is a great hitch...trailer always tracks straight with no sway...ideal for weight distribution in my weight range...I would buy it again...easy set-up
Sierra K.
5/9/2022
Please take a look at this attached video starting at the 11:08 mark to make sure you followed the same install instructions as the etrailer installers.
Shain
4/18/2025
Still works great. Just buy it.
Katrina B.
3/14/2022
With a weight distribution system, you want the loaded tongue weight of your trailer to fall within the middle of the tongue weight range that the weight distribution bars are rated for. The bars that are on this weight distribution system BLU67FR are rated for tongue weights between 600 and 800 lbs. Since you say your trailer weight is 7200 lbs, it is possible that you may be overloading the bars. I would suggest that you measure the exact tongue weight with the trailer loaded. You can measure your exact tongue weight with part # e99044. If your tongue weight is between 800 to 1,000 lbs, I recommend to switch out the bars with part # BLU52FR, which have a higher capacity. If your loaded tongue weight happens to be over 1,000 lbs, then you should use part # BLU32FR.
David B.
10/10/2022
Excessive sway may indicate that the trailer is improperly loaded. As a guideline, the tongue weight should be 10-15 percent of gross trailer weight. If it is not, redistribute the weight accordingly. If you encounter continuous sway or swaying that does not dissipate quickly, adjust the load. I however, do not know your trailer or weights so you may need a biggerstronger system. If you let me know what you are working with I can get you a better system.
Gwendolyn Y.
10/11/2024
Hey Michael! Have you tried blue Loctite on the threads of the l-bracket bolts? I have not heard of those bolts loosening over time so checked out the instructions and they reference using the blue Loctite.
Jenny N.
4/13/2022
You mentioned that your trailer unloaded weight is 350 pounds and I wondered what your loaded tongue weight would be? The reason that I ask if that this systems spring bars have a tongue weight range of 600 to 800 pounds. If the tongue weight of the trailer is under the tongue weight of the bars then it can create a noisier and bumpy ride. I know that you are happy with the system however I wanted to let you know in case this changes. You can always swap out the bars and go with part # BLU82FR which are rated for 200 to 600 pounds.
Nick
4/8/2023
Product works great, I had an issue with one of the brackets. A quick email to blue ox and I had replacement parts on my porch a week later at no cost to me. I think the blue ox model that uses the chains, and the bracket that requires drilling to the frame may be better. Not that there’s anything wrong with this model, I think just in hind sight I would have preferred that more permanent installation over the clamp on style. I actually changed out my travel trailer for a larger one, and easily moved the blue ox over. Still works great, I love showing this thing off to friends neighbors when I get the chance. Everyone is always amazed at how it levels out the truck so perfectly.
Bruce W.
4/12/2023
the Blue ox hithch has worked well. We had a problem with the torsion bar coming out of the keeper brackets in certain situations. I called E-trailer and they gave me Blue oxs number blue ox told me that there were updated keepers for the bar and they sent the ups to my next destination free of charge. I installed them I now have 12,000 miles on them without a problem
Sierra K.
6/6/2022
Using a trailer jack to lift the truck and trailer up a bit to take tension weight off the bars is often an easier way to put them on.
James
1/13/2023
I’ve been very satisfied with the quality of this product
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William
1/29/2025
Works just as it should as my 20trailer is now stable without sway and my tow vehicle rides level. I have also noticed rotating hardware on the trailer frame, but only to a point where the flat bottom of the torsion bar lies flat against the L bracket whereas it doesnt rotate any further. Ive kept it at this slight angle and it works great. Heavy duty and built tough.