Originally posted by Satellitephotog
If I get a 7 way connection installed on my jeep does that mean I'll automatically have brake controls on the Rpod by only installing the 7way? |
No, they're not the same thing. You need a brake controller as well; its very important. And don't cheap out - pay the extra $100 bucks or so and get a Tekonsha Prodigy. Because if you don't, in about a month's time you'll be tossing out the cheap one and buying a Tekonsha anyway.
The dealer also recommended that I get a weight sistribution hitch which also includes a sway bar. |
You could squeeze by without them... but, once the trailer is loaded up and you load up the back of the jeep with gear as well, you're going to be pushing that tongue weight tolerance which leads to some white-knuckle porpoising. The sway bar is touching on being an essential as well - you'll certainly be grateful for it when you're driving in a gusty crosswind, or when being passed by a couple of tractor-trailers.
Talk to your dealer and see what kind of a discount he'll give you on the brake controller and weight distribution/sway control. I know the money starts to add up fast, but you'll be glad you spent it. Think of it as buying a toilet without a toilet seat - you could get by without it, but its a heck of a lot easier if you buy the seat as well.