Camco ReCurve R3 600 lb Weight Distribution Hitch with 2" Ball

A weight distribution hitch is the difference between white-knuckling your travel trailer down the highway and actually enjoying the drive. The Camco ReCurve R3 600 does two jobs at once. It spreads your trailer's tongue weight across the front axle of your tow vehicle and the trailer's own axles, and it fights sway with a built-in control you can tune to your setup. If your loaded tongue weight lands in the 600 pound range, this is the kit sized for you.

If you've towed without weight distribution, you know the feeling. The back of the truck squats, the headlights point at the sky, and the steering goes light and vague. This kit pulls the nose of the truck back down and puts weight back on the front tires, so the truck steers and brakes the way it's supposed to and the whole rig tracks straighter down the interstate.

Here's what's going on underneath. The R3 uses top-loading trunnion spring bars instead of the older bottom-loading round bar style. That top-loading design buys you extra ground clearance, which matters on steep driveway aprons, gas station entrances, and campground approaches where a low-hanging bar likes to scrape. The bars themselves are roll-tapered, so they flex smoothly under load instead of feeling harsh over every bump. Camco specs five bar thicknesses across the ReCurve line for different weight ranges, and this kit is matched to a 600 pound tongue weight, with an 800 pound maximum if your rig runs heavy.

Sway control is baked in, not bolted on as an afterthought. A brake pad clamps around the center spindle and adds friction right where the head pivots. That resistance calms the trailer when a semi blows past or a crosswind hits you broadside on an open stretch. And here's the part people appreciate. You can dial the sway control down, or turn it off completely, when the road turns icy or you're crawling through a tight, slow maneuver where you actually want the trailer to move freely. No pulling pins, no removing friction bars on the shoulder.

Installation is straightforward if you've hung a hitch before. The head slides onto the shank and pins in place, you set the ball height and head tilt for your trailer, then you hook the spring bars into the brackets on the trailer frame. Most folks get their tension right within a couple of adjustments, measuring the fender height on the tow vehicle before and after hookup to confirm the front axle settles back down. Torque the shank hardware properly. A loose shank is the number one reason these develop play, and rough roads and steep inclines will find any bolt you left soft.

The kit ships with the shank and a 2 inch hitch ball, so you're not hunting for parts before your first trip. With that 2 inch ball, the setup carries up to 8,000 pounds of gross trailer weight. It's a good match for mid-size travel trailers and lighter bumper-pull rigs where tongue weight sits near 600 pounds loaded. Set it up once, get your bar tension and head angle dialed in, and it repeats every hitch-up after that.

A word on who this isn't for. If your loaded tongue weight runs well under 400 pounds or well over 800, you want a different bar rating from the ReCurve R3 family, because a bar that's too stiff or too soft won't distribute the load right and the ride shows it. So weigh your loaded tongue weight before you buy. Camco backs this one with a 5-year limited warranty, and it's been a towing staple for years because the design is simple and serviceable. Grease the spindle, keep an eye on the bars, and it'll ride a long time.