How To Install and Adjust an EAZ-LIFT Load Distribution and Sway Control. Assembling 800 lb Kit

My last trailer did not require a load leveling or sway control hitch. It's a must for my new trailer. The weight distribution will lift the saggy rear end of my truck and raise the nose on the trailer. This will keep both the truck and the trailer level. The sway control will help keep both going down the road straight through the wind.
Proper loading of the truck and trailer is also very important. I will go over the truck specifications and ratings of pay load, tung load and pulling wight limits. You need to know what to look for and not overload your truck.
Be safe.

[@joe1071]

I love this guys honesty. He explained what almost every truck owner believes, then finds out. The belief your truck can haul unlimited weight, only to find out its capabilities are significantly less. 2000lb tongue weight on a 1500? Bruh. People also don’t realize their payload needs to be subtracted from max tow weight. If you have a full family and gear you can easily take 1500lbs off you “max” of 10k. Then you realize you really shouldn’t be towing at the max weight for any significant time. Probably 80% of max tow weight. So a 10k max, subtract 1500 for payload is down to 8500, then 80% of 8500 is 6800lbs of a realistic tow weight.

[@riderescue]

Thank you for the comment and for watching. Much appreciated.

[@victoriathompson4983]

Great video! It always helps with an actual user of the system to explain where to follow the directions and where to deviate from them. Thanks!! Two thumbs up

[@riderescue]

You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@IAMLove1111]

Thank you!🎉💪🏼

[@riderescue]

You're so welcome!

[@mikecole900]

Great video. New trailer owner that has this setup installed. Short and to the point. Thank you.

[@aelaroui]

How often, and what maintenance work or check do you perform? If any

[@riderescue]

I use a little grease on the two bars and ball at the hitch. It can get messy over time though.

[@joseagonzalez8877]

Great video, doing the same right now to pull our new AS Bambi 20 FD with our new Ford F 150 XL Supercab.

[@grg2106]

Best video on that model of EaZ Lift! Thank you!

[@riderescue]

Thanks for the comment. Glad you liked my video.

[@vincevesper167]

Great instruction - thanks!

[@riderescue]

Glad it was helpful!

[@d.j.roberts187]

Good video. Thanks. I installed the same kit yesterday. The instructions for the distribution hitch weren’t so clear. You switched a bulb in for me.

[@raptorsan85]

Thx for clarifying the weight distribution was a little confusing on their video. You and another guy really cleared it up by explaining that you need to lift your truck up PAST horizontal put the chains on then lower it down to even. Think I know the answer but does the sway control bar interfere with your ability to turn sharply in any way?

[@raptorsan85]

also to people that were a bit frustrated and overhwelmed setting this up...once it's adjusted loading and dropping your trailer literally take 5 min...I timed it in Bridgeport and I hand crank mine...it's that quick.

[@riderescue]

I have not had any issue with turning. I have have heard other people that hit the limit and bent the ball mount on the hitch.

[@raptorsan85]

@riderescue yeah wasn't sure if it'd restrict or limit the angle. I've been using mine with just tye we8ght distribution prib gonna put the bar on tomorrow. Also not sure if it was this video but oiling the bars is a good idea mine squeal a lot.

[@kylesalone1]

I’ve been searching for how to hook all this up. Thank you!

[@riderescue]

Glad the video helped. Thanks for watching!

[@pecosb5221]

Dude how adjust the sway bar nobody said how

[@raptorsan85]

The drill bit they recommend 11/32 notice he went down one? It can't hurt to start with a smaller one and if the hole is too small you can always use the recommended size. Can't go backward though hehe so if you want to do like he did and start with a 32nd smaller well if it's too small just go up one and make the hole larger :D

[@AlmostHeavenCamping]

Thanks for the great video! This helped sell me on getting a camper this coming weekend!

[@riderescue]

Great to hear! Have fun!

[@timlewis840]

Them load levelers make a huge difference. Nice video.

[@riderescue]

My first time using them. It was a huge difference from the trailer without and the trailer with.

[@MrAJM728]

thank you for the tutorial

[@riderescue]

You're welcome 😊

[@duncanpage1556]

Nice Job! I just ordered the same set up for my trailer. very helpful video. Thanks from Alberta

[@riderescue]

Glad it was helpful! I had a problem with the sway control. Watch for my upcoming video about my failure and how to adjust it so you don't damage yours like I did.

[@davidkym5299]

Could not have done it without you!

[@riderescue]

I'm glad to hear it helped.

[@jiminhayward]

Great video! I have just ordered the sway control to add to my EAZLift hitch (did not have sway originally). I noticed the instructions mention ARC welding. Is this not needed when using the hitch that includes the holes for the sway balls? I don't have or want to arc weld. Thanx!

[@riderescue]

If your receiver hitch has the small ball on it then you should not need to weld anything. Mount the plate with the other small ball to the side of your trailer tong and you're ready to adjust and go. Be careful what size drill bit you use for the self tapping bolts. I used the size in the instructions and the first bolt I put in stripped out. Test the drill bit size on something first if you can or just drill smaller first and step up till you can thread in the bolts.

[@jiminhayward]

@@riderescue Thanks for the reply. I will not have to weld and that's great! One last question, if you don't mind. There is a left and right hand version of this product. Do I install both or just one? I noticed you installed only the right hand (passenger) side. Any problems or advantages to installing the other side or both? Thanx again!

[@kylesalone1]

Do I need a torque wrench for final tightening of ball hitch? If so, set to what lbs?

[@riderescue]

Yes. The manufacture lists the torque. Sorry I don't have those numbers. Check your install manual or look that up on line if you don't have it.

[@billgatesc1072]

I'm looking at this hitch for my race car/truck trailer. But I'm needing a 2" ball. How easy is it to swap the ball size?

[@bnbjj]

One question, what determines the angle of the ball assembly? Otherwise, very informative and answers a load of questions. Thanks for the video.

[@riderescue]

Good question! From what I have been able to figure out, once the truck and trailer are level, if the spring bars are level everything is good. If the bars are pulled too high or hang down from being level to the ground then the ball bracket needs to be adjusted to make the bars level.

[@djt3999]

@@riderescue So is there no point adjusting the thumb screw until after it's hooked up and level? Great video!

[@Justin-tu2pr]

Great job on the video brother

[@riderescue]

Glad you liked it

[@fernandoribeiro3430]

Great video sir, thank you

[@msmaxim52]

I was also told not to back up whe the barcis set up.

[@riderescue]

I backed up with the hitch installed without any issues.

[@markward38]

How did your RV behave when towing before you added the bars and did you have sway in the rv before you added the sway bar

[@riderescue]

I have used this EAZ-LIFT with two trailers. One, about 22 feet and 5000 pounds, and one about 29 feet and 8000 pounds. The EAZ-LIFT control was very good and level with the small trailer. It did follow much better with sway control. The big trailer was scary behind my half ton without the EAZ-LIFT but it made a huge improvement with sway control and leveling. But my half ton springs had a hard time keeping it all from bobbing up and down on bumpy roads. The big trailer was just over 800 pounds on the hitch and I felt like that was too much for my RAM 1500. The adjustable sway bar is fantastic to be able to adjust the sway pressure. After driving a few trips you can feel it when it is too tight or tool loose.

[@ericmagallan]

Great tutorial!

[@riderescue]

Glad you think so!

[@GenLinkzCnC]

Underrated video. Thank you for putting in the time to share this knowledge.

[@riderescue]

Thank you for the kind wards and thank you for watching.

[@jamescassidy8756]

What lbs torque did you tighten the hitch bolts to?

[@riderescue]

My instructions show the 2 bolts on the hitch bracket at 260 ft lbs. That should be in your instructions. Make sure yours are the same so you don't break a bolt.

[@cleandrysquish1181]

Great video ty!

[@riderescue]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@windvale]

Looks like at the end there you had 5 chain links dangling rather than the earlier 4. Did you end up going with 4 or 5 ? Thanks in advance !

[@riderescue]

Good eye. Yes, I ended up lifting the equalizer bars up by one link to lift my trucks tail end just a bit. Worked much better.

[@noahbutler5726]

Hello, did you change the drill bit size for the tapping bolts? If so, what size did you switch to?

[@riderescue]

Yes, I did go 1/32" smaller drill bit size from the instructions.

[@isaiahfriend7884]

What size drill bit would be the correct size to use for the sway bar install?

[@riderescue]

I dropped back one drill bit size. Sorry I do't have the size from the instructions recommendation with me right now but drop that size by 1/16" and try inserting the self taping bolt. If that is too tight then go up the next 1/32" in size. Example, if it says 7/16" is recommended drop back to 3/8". If that is too small go up to 13/32"

[@jamescassidy8756]

Hey, I have the same hitch. From what I have seen, there wasn’t any mention of leveling the trailer to the ground. Is that because you are on a slope? And if yes how did you figure out level with the front and rear measurements? Second question, did you just tighten the other bolt on the bottom on the hitch assembly to snug up agains the the hitch extension?

[@riderescue]

The driveway that my trailer is parked on has a gradual slope so I made the trailer frame the same measurement from the ground equal at the front and back to make the trailer parallel to the ground slope. I measured at the frame rales under the trailer. If you are working on level ground you can level everything up much easier. The bolts on the chain brackets are just tightened down snug to the tong of the trailer.

[@robdaman4850]

Thank you for the info! I have a 2017 Ram 1500 w/ 5.7 Hemi and pulling a 28 ft Dutchmen bunk house. Have only pulled the trailer twice so far and have noticed my truck sagging a good bit on both pulls. I'm fairly sure I didn't have the bars adjusted correctly, so this info from someone who also has a Ram, has been helpful!

[@riderescue]

That is awesome!

[@cmoyls92]

Thanks for making this video. I bought the same EAZ lift for my F150 and should be installing it shortly. I have a question about the sway controller though. Do I connect the sway controller for all driving? It looks like if it was connected and you turned too far either way it would get in the way.

[@riderescue]

I wondered about the clearance of the sway control myself. I have a back up camera that I can leave on and watch the sway control at every turn. Mine never came close to binding up. I did tighten it down too tight and I damaged the ball mount on the side of the trailer tong. I am making a new video now to show that damage and I will talk about how to adjust it and use it so that my viewers can avoid my failure.

[@alanshaw4655]

@Vip Keys you are correct, never back up with the sway bar installed !.

[@dwillpettigrew]

Great insights.

[@henryford2736]

Wandering why you bought this hitch and not the Camco ReCurve R6?. The R6 has eazy on-off sway and no frame drilling.

[@riderescue]

I looked at the Camco ReCurve R6 and I was not to sure about the On Off sway control, and the price was almost 3 times higher than the EazLift. I found they both have similar ratings but EazLift has thousands more reviews and users.

[@henryford2736]

@@riderescue sway control works well on the R6. Other advantage is you can hook up the bars when the tow vehicle is on an angle because the hitch can swivel.

[@riderescue]

@@henryford2736 The swiveling hitch would be nice on that rare occassion.

[@festis1568]

@@henryford2736 Hooking up the wd hitch and installing it are two totally different things. You want everything level when installing. In order to get proper ride heights across the tow vehicle and trailer. Once it's installed angle doesn't matter anymore when just hooking it back up.

[@4truth69]

Do I need this hitch on. Ram 2500 with factory auto level airbags ? Did the hitch come with the receiver 6 hole drop adjuster or should I but one?

[@riderescue]

I would try out the stock airbags before I purchased a load leveling hitch, but it may still make sense to have one with the sway control depending on your trailer weight and size.

[@4truth69]

@@riderescue thanks, I’ll go with the sway control bar only then as my truck auto levels via the airbags! Saves me a ton of $’s

[@Deribinkle]

great video. I have the same style hitch and I think the place I bought the camper from has a few things set up wrong. Your video should help!

[@riderescue]

Glad it was helpful!

[@taylanlowe120]

Trailer should be nose down some

[@genemcdaniel8514]

When will people rely them 1/2 ton truck will not handle them heavy trailers with family are involved? I just don't understand people listening to manufacturing people.

[@riderescue]

Yep, and my Ram truck was not easy to find the exact towing specs either. There are so many variables with engine, trans, rear axle and tires. I found out that my truck had a lower tow rating because of the huge 22" sport wheels. I changed to the 18" factory wheels for safer towing.