Recommended Weight Distribution System for 2014 Toyota Tacoma Towing TrailManor 2720  

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The key to selecting the correct weight distribution/sway control (WD/SC) for your TrailManor 2720 is to load it up with all your usual gear and supplies and to measure its actual tongue weight (TW) in this road-ready condition. To this you need to add the weight of anything in the truck bed that sits behind the rear axle, such as a generator or loaded cooler.

According to the TrailManor website the dry hitch weight for the different versions of the 2720 have a dry hitch weight of either 346- or 392-lbs. With the 40-gallon water tank filled and all supplies loaded your actual measured TW is likely to be more like 550-600-lbs. We offer a handy scale for measuring TW, part # e99044 from etrailer, but other methods are outlined in the linked article. Ideally your actual total TW will fall near the middle of the system's operating range.

I checked photos of your trailer on the TrailManor website and it appears that there is not a lot of room at the trailer tongue due to the front slider. This just means that you'll want to use bolt-on chain brackets since they'll not pose any clearance issues.

I recommend the Reese Strait-Line system # RP66083 which will work well with a TW in the range of 600-lbs. Use bolt-on bracket kit # RP58305. All you need to add is the hitch ball, part # A-90 for a 2-inch or # 19286 for a 2-5/16-inch size. Thanks to its trunnion style bars that attach to the head assembly from the side (rather than the bottom) this setup will provide better ground clearance than the Blue Ox # BLU45FR.

expert reply by: Adam R

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