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What modifications or accessories have you added to your JT which has aided your towing experience?
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A weight distribution hitch with sway control. Many prefer to run without one. It's personal choice when it comes down to it.

I wanted to keep level when towing. One big reason is having my headlights not shine into the eyes of oncoming traffic when towing at night. There are a few ways to address that. For me the WD with sway control works great and gives me extra piece of mind.
 

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Blue Ox Sway Pro WDH, Mopar trailer brake controller, tow mirrors with extensions from member here, that’s about all I’ll need.
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Blue Ox Sway Pro WDH, Mopar trailer brake controller, tow mirrors with extensions from member here, that’s about all I’ll need.
.....Jack
Oh yeah, forgot to mention the tow mirrors and Mopar brake controller.
 
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So far I have a brake controller to install and I’m about to purchase a used Curt WDH with sway control. The WDH is rated for 1500 lbs TW and 15000 lbs GWT.
 

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Blue Ox Sway Pro WDH, Mopar trailer brake controller, tow mirrors with extensions from member here, that’s about all I’ll need.
.....Jack
Where did the member get the tow mirror extensions from?
 

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Done! Placed order for adapters and mirrors!!
 
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I installed a Autowbrake brake controller on my camper. It’s the only thing that I tow. I also use a Equalizer WDH.
 

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So far I have a brake controller to install and I’m about to purchase a used Curt WDH with sway control. The WDH is rated for 1500 lbs TW and 15000 lbs GWT.
Does the WDH have to match the tongue weight on the trailer?
 

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Slow down on the WDH! I had a chance to get a 1500 pound Blue Ox hitch, but called Blue Ox and asked about is it better to go big, and basically it is not , heavy 1500 tongue weight, which your Gladiator will never need, actually doesn’t control sway as well. I checked my current campers TW ,19’geo pro, 17 foot micro minnie and found that even the 750 bars were too high, I have a set of 550 lb. tongue weight bars which will be good for any of the smsll sized campers I am thinking about. When looking for a camper do consider tandem axles, better sway control, better tracking, better flat protection and lower tongue weight......Jack

Also check facebook marketplace lot of used WDH hitches there I got my Blue Ox Sway Pro, used one year for $350, from guy getting much bigger trailer, and his dealer didn’t tell him he could just upgrade his bars to the 1000lbs.instead of buying a bigger hitch.
 
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Slow down on the WDH! I had a chance to get a 1500 pound Blue Ox hitch, but called Blue Ox and asked about is it better to go big, and basically it is not , heavy 1500 tongue weight, which your Gladiator will never need, actually doesn’t control sway as well. I checked my current campers TW ,19’geo pro, 17 foot micro minnie and found that even the 750 bars were too high, I have a set of 550 lb. tongue weight bars which will be good for any of the smsll sized campers I am thinking about. When looking for a camper do consider tandem axles, better sway control, better tracking, better flat protection and lower tongue weight......Jack

Also check facebook marketplace lot of used WDH hitches there I got my Blue Ox Sway Pro, used one year for $350, from guy getting much bigger trailer, and his dealer didn’t tell him he could just upgrade his bars to the 1000lbs.instead of buying a bigger hitch.
Got it!! Thanks for the insight. Figured it was too much!!
 
 



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