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    Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 11:25am
Seems like some pods have Torsion Bars for load leveling and others don't. I suspect we don't need them, but bought them anyway. What is the experience of those who don't use them. Do you have second thoughts at times? Do rigs that occasionally drag bottom use them?
(No question about sway bars. I think they're necessary.)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 11:32am
Mostly depends on the tow vehicle.
One key thing is to buy a WD hitch that suits your trailer tongue weight-  IOW do not buy 1000 lb bars for a 400 lb tongue weight rpod. 
Dealers like to push the one size, usually with 1000 lb rated bars and they are too stiff for a lighter trailer.   
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 12:55pm
We just have our Reese hitch, no wdh or sway bars. We have have owned a 171 and now a 179 and have towed up and down the coast and through the Mountains of Vermont ,New Hampshire and Pennsylvania without a problem.
We usually carry 5 gallons of water on board and keep the speed around 55-65
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 1:09pm
I've used EZ Lift hitches for about 25 years. They are an old school hitch that do a good job, but can be a little frustrating until you get used to them. Proper set up is crucial and sometimes a PITA--correct height, correct number of washers for proper ball tilt, number of links to drop for proper weight transfer, remembering to disable sway control when backing so you don't sheer it off the hitch or tongue. And, as Budward said, for a Pod, the heavier bars will be very difficult to adjust correctly-550, maybe 750 pounders would be as big as I would go. One nice thing is that EZ Lifts don't squeak and groan like some of the hi tech new stuff.

Any WDH, EZ Lift included, will help lessen the hobby horsing you may incur while towing. But I've said it before, "Sway control is not sway cure". Load correctly, set up your hitch well, choose a good trailer- tow rig combo, or pay the price with white knuckles and a greater chance of disaster. Yes, I'm preaching. Inattention cost me $40,000 or so in tow rig-trailer damage.

P/S Bottoming out has never been a problem. I've scraped a couple times. If you don't have risers on the pod and your tow rig sits low also, then---
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 6:56pm
E2 + Equalizer manufacturer (they make both) confirmed to me that a heavier hitch rating is fine.  That's why I got the 6000/600 instead of the 4000/400.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 8:11pm
Did they happen to mention when it is too much?   I've heard of people bending their trailers a-frame with too stout of bars, generally happens in a deep dip.
Mine is also 600/6000 for the rpod, I also have a 1000/10000 for another trailer.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Aug 2014 at 8:47pm
No, they didn't say.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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