How Does Blue Ox Sway Pro Weight Distribution Reduce Trailer Sway
Updated 09/02/2025 | Published 08/27/2025
Question:
How does a Blue Ox Sway Pro Weight Dist. W/Sway Control Hitch prevent trailer sway?
asked by: Rod W
Expert Reply:
Hey Rod, good question but basically all weight distribution have sway control built in by the way they move some of the trailer's tongue weight up to the front axle of the tow vehicle but more specific to the Blue Ox part # BLU75FR there is friction sway control built into the head of the system where the bars attach to the head. So when you make a turn at all the spring bars have to rotate in the head of the system so the friction that is created there works to slow down and prevent any movement/sway which ends up reducing sway. You should note that if you are getting persistent sway that starts around like 50 mph that's not going to be solved by a system like this as instead you would need to move weight in your trailer forward.
How bad of sway are you getting?
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Blue Ox 2-Point Weight Distribution w/ Sway Control - 6-Hole Shank - 12K GTW, 1.2K TW
- Weight Distribution Hitch
- WD With Sway Control
- Round Bar
- Includes Shank
- Top-Mount
- Fits 2 Inch Hitch
- Allows Backing Up
- 1000 lbs
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- Blue Ox
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Rod W.
8/28/2025
My sway is mostly not extremely bad, but it surprises me quite often for no obvious reason making for a very stressful driving experience. It is more noticeable over 50 mph, but I've weighed everything, and my tongue weight is 12% of my gross trailer weight (this is within the recommended 10-15 percent). I'm using the Blue Ox #BXW1500 hitch on my new Grand Design Imagine RL2970 after General RV in West Chester, PA destroyed the U-bolts on the Reese Dual Cam Sway Control Hitch I had intended to reuse. I did not have these issues previously using the Reese hitch and I'm wondering if I should go back to it.