Should Blue Ox SwayPro Spring Bars Be Replaced for Significantly Lighter Travel Trailer

Question:

Hi, I have an existing sway pro hitch from my older heavier travel trailer. The current setup is rated to 2000lbs tongue weight. My new trailer is 4600lbs dry do I would guess the tongue weight to be about 650. Can I use the bars I have or will I need to buy lighter bars?

asked by: Sam V

Expert Reply:

You'll have a very rough ride if you use the bars you currently have, so I'd definitely recommend going with lower rated spring bars.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to load up your travel trailer as it would normally be when you pull it and determine the actual tongue weight. I'll link you to an article that shows a couple of different ways of doing this, but the easiest way to do it would be to use a payload/tongue weight scale like the etrailer, part # e99044. I'll link to a video showing how this scale works.

For the roughly 650 lb tongue weight you mentioned, you'd use # BXW4006 which are rated for 550-750 lbs of tongue weight. If you find the tongue weight is above 750 lbs, I'd recommend using # BXW4007 which are rated for 750-1000 lbs of tongue weight.

expert reply by: Mike L