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Originally Posted by Cost4133
there are companies that make chain snap ups that only go on the side of the frame, I use them on my car trailer because the hydraulic box was in the way of the top. mine are blue ox brand.
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That sounds like it might be a good solution. I'd seen similar elsewhere - are they just as easy to use?
My understanding was that they were a little harder to set up as there's no lever to tighten the chain. Is that correct?
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Originally Posted by 007matman
Look around some.. not sure which hitch you're wanting to use but I found that mounting a trunnion-style hitch that uses built-in sway control to be the best. Reese doesn't make the hitch I had anymore. The closest to that would probably be something like the Fastway E2 or the Equal-i-zer P4.
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Thank you for the advice. The work you described sounds like a fair bit more than I'd been hoping for!
The hitch I've been looking at is a Husky Sway Control which is a round bar setup. I'm in the UK so these things are hard to find (for a reasonable price) at all.
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Originally Posted by tomkatb
Isn’t that a lightweight pop up?
Either vehicle should handle it rather easily. Tongue should be #250.
As both vehicles are over 20 years old I sort of wonder if the shocks and springs are original?
Springs are relatively cheap! Is the vehicle severely overloaded? #500 in the truck rear is too much.
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This is something I'd wondered about. Both vehicles sit roughly normally without a trailer. The Wagoneer sags easily but rides nicely with a trailer as it has heavy duty shocks.
The springs on the Cherokee don't sag as badly but the shocks seem a bit too light duty for it.
The trouble is that we ultimately have four vehicles that I plan on using for towing at different times. If I could get rid of sag with a weight distribution hitch it'd be helpful.
I'm also keen to make a quick decision as to whether or not I need a WD hitch as one has come up for sale locally, which doesn't happen very often at all in the UK!