Will Upgrading to Higher Rated Spring Bars on Weight Distribution System Prevent Persistent Sway

Question:

I have a 2016 Trail runner travel trailer that is 34ft and has a tongue weight of 875 lbs dry. TV is a 2015 Ram1500. I have an E2 round bar 10,000/1000 hitch system. It seems like it sways no matter what I do. Could it be that I need the 1200 lb round bars?

asked by: Jon H

Expert Reply:

The type of sway you are describing is not going to be fixed with a weight distribution system. What you are experiencing is either due to not enough tongue weight or your trailer isn't sitting level.

You need to get the tongue weight of your trailer to be between 10 and 15 percent of the total trailer weight and you'll see the persistent sway you are describing go away.

Your 1,000 lb system would be ideal for your 875 lbs of tongue weight if that was the loaded tongue weight. If you are over 1,000 lbs when loaded though you'd need a higher rated system for it to work properly.

To upgrade your Fastway E2 weight distribution system # FA92-00-1000 to be rated for 1,200 lbs of tongue weight you could replace the spring bars of the system with the part # FA92-02-1299 that are rated for 1,200 lbs of tongue weight.

expert reply by: Jameson C