How to Select a Trailer Hitch
Match hitch class to the door sticker and the product page before you shop a heavier trailer than the vehicle can safely tow.
Watch on YouTubeHitch Stabilizer versus Sway Bar (Canada)
Towing
People mix up hitch stabilizers and trailer sway bars all the time. A hitch stabilizer or anti-rattle kit tightens a bike rack, cargo carrier, or empty receiver so the tube stops clanking on Canadian frost heaves. A trailer sway control bar fights side-to-side trailer motion once you are actually towing. Keep those jobs separate with the anti-rattle kits and sway hardware we stock, plus free shipping anywhere in Canada.
Built for Canadian hitch shoppers. free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts.
Related reading: do I need a sway bar, hitch rattle noise fix, and when do I need weight distribution. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.
Related reading: do I need a sway bar, hitch rattle noise fix, and when do I need weight distribution. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.
How we separate stabilizer noise from trailer yaw
If the complaint is a clank from a bike rack or ball mount in the receiver, you want an anti-rattle kit or a tighter pin. If the complaint is the trailer fishtailing in gusts, you want sway control on the trailer tongue. Buying a sway bar will not quiet a rack. Buying an anti-rattle clamp will not save a light-tongued travel trailer. Match the hardware to the symptom in about thirty seconds at the counter.
Step 1Name the symptom
Clank in the tube versus yaw from the trailer.
Step 2Choose anti-rattle for racks and empty receivers
Match one and one quarter inch versus two inch kits.
Step 3Choose sway control for real towing
Confirm tab or WD compatibility on the product page.
Step 4Recheck tire pressure and tongue weight on tow days
Hardware cannot fix a soft tire.
Official CURT videos for Canadian hitch shoppers
These clips come from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them before you open a product page.
If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under each video.
Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques
Confirm tube size for anti-rattle kits and sway-tab compatibility for sway kits before you tighten anything.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness
Neither stabilizer nor sway bar replaces a lighting check before a night tow.
Watch on YouTubeHow to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball
Match shank size to the receiver tube, then level the trailer with drop or rise once the hitch is on.
Watch on YouTubeBrowse hitch gear for quiet tubes and calm trailers
Compare anti-rattle kits for receiver noise and sway control kits for trailer yaw, with free shipping from Lots of Parts.
Shop the collectionWorth knowing. Thirty-second rule: clank equals stabilizer. Fishtail equals sway bar.
CURT gear for the job
CURT part 22315One and one quarter inch anti-rattle kitAnti-rattle kit for a one and one quarter inch receiver. Common on Class 1 and Class 2 bike-rack days.$39.76 CAD
CURT part 22321Two inch anti-rattle kitTwo inch anti-rattle kit for hollow shanks in a Class 3 style tube.$54.92 CAD
CURT part 22323Anti-rattle hitch pin and shimAnti-rattle hitch pin and shim for a two inch receiver with a five-eighths inch hole.$37.67 CAD
CURT part 17200Sway control kitTrailer sway control kit. Confirm ball-mount tab or weight-distribution compatibility on the product page.$89.54 CAD
CURT part 17201Trailer-mounted sway ballTrailer-mounted sway ball that pairs with the sway kit when the trailer frame needs that attachment.$25.77 CAD
CURT part 45820Sway-tab ball mountTwo inch sway-tab ball mount. Confirm drop, rise, and rating on the product page.$65.82 CAD
| Topic | What we tell shoppers |
|---|---|
| Stabilizer job | Quiet a bike rack, cargo carrier, or ball mount that clanks in the receiver. |
| Sway bar job | Resist trailer yaw once you are actually towing. |
| Wrong buy | A sway bar will not quiet a rack. An anti-rattle clamp will not stop travel-trailer fishtail. |
| First checks | Tube size for stabilizers. Tongue weight and tires for sway. |
Related guides worth opening
Do I need a sway barYaw decision.
Hitch rattle noise fixClank decision.
When do I need weight distributionLeveling beside yaw.
Towing guides hubFull Canada hitch index.
In short: name the symptom first, buy anti-rattle for clank, buy sway control for fishtail, and never swap those jobs by accident.
