You might call Dallas driveshaft on Beckly ave. He is not bashful about telling if he can or can't do something he has gotten a lot of experience since Joe hitch has shut down
I upgraded my hitch receiver from Class IV to Class V (2-1/2 square). The pin I ordered with it was 5/8", but longer. I also have the adapter tube (2" to 2-1/2"). The pin I ordered is stainless steel and has the lock on the end.
Went with Blue Ox to reduce the shock of towing to both the TV and AS. We get a bit of bounce on the big bumps but otherwise it's smooth and quiet with only the occasional pop on tight turns. Went with 750# bars and believe a bit of adjustment should help when we understand the impact of incremental changes. So much to learn. So much fun in the process.
Thinking of switching to Blue Ox Sway Pro 1500 from my Equalizer 1000. Maybe the silicone grease I'm using on the Equalizer is not heavy duty enough compared to the bearing grease others are using. I grease mine every weekend trip out and torque the bar sockets down (45 ft/lbs). On my two week trip to Utah the first week it was fine but the last 3 days it made a lot of noise. Guess the silicone doesn't have the staying power. One of my retaining pins on the bar sockets got bent and scarred. I could feel the hitch grinding through the truck when backing up and making slow tight turns the last couple of days.
Figured the Blue Ox doesn't have this limitation of extreme greasing and provide easier adjustments than Equalizer.
Get you a regular ole round cardboard tub of red bearing grease from the auto parts store and slather it all over the moving parts of the hitch head.
Noise gone.
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