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    Blue Ox weight distribution hitch spring/torsion bar question

    I am thinking about going up on the rating of my spring bars. Current bars are rated at 500lbs tongue. My TT tongue is “supposed” to be about 650 lbs. Question is there a downside to going overkill? 1,000 lb bars would cover my tongue weight, but should I just go up to the next level?

    FYI, it tows real good now, just a little bouncy on bumps.
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    Do you have a friend with a truck so you can be sure the issue is the WDH and not your tow vehicle? To know your tongue weight without guessing, I highly recommend a Sherline Tongue Scale. Very easy to use and worth every penny to know instead of guessing your tongue weight. Check out this thread for more: https://www.mygrandrv.com/fo...057#post178057
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    Going to the next heavier bar is better than going to the next lighter once.

    With the 1000lb bar you can adjust it handle the 650 tongue weight, you cant do that with a 500lb bar.

    No downside that I know of, just adjust the bars to get your tow vehicle back to level. In my experience it should help with the bounce.
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    For the purpose of selecting your spring bars you need to include any weight you carry in the bed behind the rear axle.

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    To bad you are looking for 1000lb bars, I have a set of 1500lb I am trying to sell.

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    My experience is that Blue Ox is, shall I say optimistic, it their WD bar ratings. I tow a 297RSTS and started with 1500 lb bars and could not get enough tension to set up the WD to my satisfaction. I ended up getting a 20,000 lb (2-1/2") shank and 2000 lb bars to handle the load. @TucsonJim ended up doing the same.

    Answer, yes go with the higher capacity bars.

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    I have used a Blue Ox Sway Pro on several TT and I have found the same as klenger. The Blue OX Sway Pro seem to work better with heavier bars. If your tongue weight is truly 650# I think the 1000# bars would work. You want bars that are heavy enough to put the weight back on the front axle that the weight of the trailer tongue removed. That is their job.
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    As Klenger mentioned, we had to go with the 2,000# bars also, even though our hitch weighs in between 1,400-1,500# depending on our load.

    One thing to remember is that you also need to take into account any load you have on the rear of the tow vehicle. For example, if you have 200# of cargo near the tailgate, you need to add that to the hitch weight to get the total weight. Otherwise, the bars won't be strong enough to put enough load back on the front tires of the tow vehicle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by waterdog09 View Post
    To bad you are looking for 1000lb bars, I have a set of 1500lb I am trying to sell.


    im new here but what do u want for the 1500lb bars? please let me know @waterdog09

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    I PM'd you about the bars.

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