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Trailer sway help

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Old 05-07-2015, 08:32 PM
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Oh yeah. Will be running up and down the I-70's. It's so nice to have a dedicated tow vehicle and the e150 has plenty of power for our little trailer.
 
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Good stuff
You still may want to consider double-checking your vehicle ratings... our E250 [conversion] is "only" rated for 700# (or 750?) tongue weight, and you are beyond the usual rule of thumb "10 to 15%" on the tongue.

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Old 05-08-2015, 02:46 AM
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Not only the van's rating, but check the capacity of the hitch and drawbar too. 650# is a lot of weight on a hitch, just a tad more than 15%. A bigger front swaybar will do even more as will sucking up on that drawbar to move it as far in the socket as it'll go, drilling a new hole for the pin.
 
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