Any gain from WD on a dodge 3500

I didn't realize how important the WD system was until a guy in a car had a blow out while passing my truck and 34 ft. 5th wheel. He slammed into the side of my Dodge 3500 at the rear panel going about 60 mph while we were traveling on interstate I-10. The impact pushed my truck and 5th. wheel all the way from the right lane over to the edge of the left lane with my tires ridding on the outer edge. I really felt like I was not going to be able to control the truck and trailer and was going to flip the trailer. I turned the steering wheel hard to the right and then hard to the left. I was amazed that both the truck and trailer made a big S shaped route with no sense of being out of control. I was able to pull my truck and trailer back over to the right lane and park so I could check for any damage. Damage was only to the outside of the truck, $2000.
I was using a Reese Dual cam hitch and it saved me big time. Personally, I would never drive a trailer or 5th. wheel without a WD system for safety reasons. I would also not drive a diesel truck without an "exhaust Brake". Saves your truck brakes and makes going down steep mountains safer


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Dick

Weight distribution and sway control are not necessarily the same thing. A sway control feature can be very important with or without weight distribution. Some hitches incorporate both into the operation of the hitch. High end hitches like the ProPride or Hensley separate sway from weight distribution as sway can be used without WD. I am glad everything except $2000 repairs worked out for you but don't really understand how you used a WD hitch on a fifth wheel.