Weight Distribution System with Sway Control Recommendation for 2,200 Camper Trailer  

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For a weight distribution system that will work with your Curt hitch part # C13068 that you have installed on your 2007 Honda Odyssey I would recommend the Reese Strait-Line part # RP66082 as it has a tongue weight range of 200-600 lbs which will work well with the weight of your trailer and features the best sway control on the market that works to fight sway before it starts. What's also nice about this system is that it uses trunnion style spring bars which will help with ground clearance since the hitch of your vehicle sits pretty low.

To pick out a weight distribution system you will need to base it off the loaded tongue weight of the trailer as it is loaded and ready to tow, including the weight of any cargo behind the rear axle of the tow vehicle. Since typically the tongue weight of a trailer is between 10 and 15 percent of the total weight of the trailer and your trailer weighs 2,200 lbs your tongue weight is going to be between 220 and 330 lbs.

You will need a hitch ball to go along with this so for a 2 inch ball you'd want the # A-90 or for a 2-5/16 inch ball you'd want # 19286. You'd most likely need a 2 inch hitch ball.

I attached a help article on weight distribution for you to check out as well.

Some lighter weight campers aren't rated for weight distribution. You might verify that yours is by checking with the manufacturer. If not, you could use suspension enhancement for the rear of your vehicle to help fight suspension sag like the Timbren kit part # THROD2 which is confirmed as a fit for your vehicle.

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Brian

6/15/2018

I have now been introduced to another wrinkle in our camper saga. We have a Rockwood Preimer pop up camper and reading through the manual, it states that "you should not use a weight distribution hitch to pull the camper." My wife received an email back from the manufacture stating that the frame is not made to have the weight distributed other than the way it was designed. I have not read anything like this online from the research I did and wanted to know if you have had any similar situations where a weight distribution hitch was "not to be used". Our vehicle is a Honda Odyssey and they mentioned that you should definitely have one to pull a camper. If you have any additional information I should know, please pass it along. Thanks

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Jameson C.

6/15/2018

We can't recommend you use a WD system with a trailer not designed for it as you'll damage it. We can't really recommend towing with a vehicle that has to have WD without it though either. I'd recommend checking with a Honda dealer to see if using the Timbren mentioned earlier would be a sufficient compromise.

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