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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 11:41 PM
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Cost?

What "should" the dealer charge for a weight distribution hitch (with installation) on my '05 F150 SuperCab (6.5 ft bed)?

It looks like I could order a good hitch online for about $300.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 02:41 AM
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i know most uhaul places will install one for around 200dollers
 
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 08:56 AM
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are you referring to a regular tow hitch? if so, i got mine from jc whitney and paid only about 160.00 with shipping. took me about 10 minutes to install.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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no these have the 2 anti sway bars and that was for the hitch recever and all
 
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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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Does your truck have the tow package? If it does all you need is the w/d hitch. All you do is slide it into the reciever, set it at the right height with the bolts, clamp the brakets to the trailer tongue, and snap the bars up. It's not difficult. If you don't have the tow package, you need to buy the reciever hitch also, so add about 100 to 150 in parts, but it should be a straight bolt on. If you go with sway control also, that may require drilling 4 holes in the trailer tongue, if it doesn't have the ball already, most larger campers do. BTW, those 2 bars are not sway bars, they are the w/d part of the hitch. The sway control is another link (one side) between the hitch and trailer.
 

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