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    Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 9:20pm
As mcarter and Jim&Cheri already said, properly using a friction sway bar will eliminate the sway.

Unless you are towing with an undersized tow vehicle (and you aren't) and aren't balancing your trailer incorrectly, you should have no need for a weight distribution hitch, given your tow vehicle.

This right (passenger) side away bar will do the job - and you can easily mount it on the trailer tongue yourself. 

https://www.amazon.com/Eaz-Lift-48380-Right-Passenger-Control/dp/B007HRIVMI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505441765&sr=8-1&keywords=eaz+lift+right+friction+sway

It also contains a 1" ball that will need to mount to a 'tab' on the passenger side of your hitch receiver... if you don't have the "tab" or prefer not to weld a "tab" on, you can mount this plate to your hitch receiver and then mount the 1" ball to the plate (see the picture in this link)

https://www.amazon.com/Eaz-Lift-48386-Right-Control-Adapter/dp/B003VAX5NA/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1505441152&sr=8-7&keywords=eaz+lift+sway+bar
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Sep 2017 at 4:39pm
Lot of effort into getting your TV and TT balanced and running safely. TW is very important as is balancing the capability of your TV to the load. I read a post this AM from a member who said Pods don't require a WDH or a sway bar, that's an opinion but not one I agree with. I've towed a lot in my time and every experience has been different. End of the day, I think I have the Pod towing pretty standard, not changing a lot anymore. But I am prepared to adapt to changes. :)
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Pulled the Pod with my Colorado Crew Cab. No problem at all with sway so the sway bar did its job. One thing I did notice that the bounce from front to back was a little more noticeable on my truck. Nothing serious and only when there was a dip or hump in the road.
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Hello,
We have a 2017 179 also and pull it with a Ford F150. We had a minimal amount of sway at first. I added a friction type anti-sway bar and the problem went away. It was very inexpensive and easy to install.

Hope that helps
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Posts: 63 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Sep 2017 at 7:20am
178, no sway bars, no WDH.

Doesn't sway at all.

We keep out speed down. Pod is well-loaded. Have more than sufficient vehicle to pull it--power and vehicle height. Pod is dead-level when hitched.
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Posts: 8 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Aug 2017 at 2:56pm
We bought a 170 last summer and had serious bouncing and sway problems. I bought a wdh from etrailer and put it on my self. It made a world of difference. No bounce at all now. I also bought the sway bar. I don't recall but I think it was $35 from etrailer through amazon prime. It was more effective than the wdh. We just completed a three week up the California and Oregon Coast and I didn't even know the rpod was there. Both add on pieces of equipment worked much better than I expected.
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I use sway and load control. Pulling with my Jeep Unlimited I cannot tell it is back there as far as controlling the sway. I am looking forward to pulling it this weekend with my Colorado Crew Cab. I will have to check the load control to make sure it is in line with the truck/trailer.

Somebody mentioned tongue weight. I check my weight on every pull. Take me just a few minutes. I adjust the load as needed to get it around 350 pounds.
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Posts: 1088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 11:35pm
The shank is the part that fits into the receiver. The hitch is bolted to the shank. There are lots of shank sizes available in one inch increments to enable you to tow with the rpod as level as possible. 
Our Expedition uses a 7 inch drop shank in order to make the pod level. We use an Equalizer 4 way WDH and love it.
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Posts: 3331 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Aug 2017 at 8:44pm
Bama, I believe you nailed it.  The tongue should be level or slightly tilted down toward the front of the pod.  With your pick up it may be 'nose up.'  You can easily remedy that by getting a draw bar for your ball that has a drop so that your pod will sit level when hitched to your pickup. When I have ours hooked up to our '94 F-150 I needed a hitch bar that had a 4" drop to make it sit level.  With my '13 Explorer, the hitch only has a 1" drop.
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Also make sure she's not "nose-high".
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