Backing with a sway bar
I have heard that you shouldn't back up with a sway bar attached. What exactly is the issue? I can imaging that if you jacknife the trailer it would try to shorten the bar below it's minimum length. I...
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Ivylog wrote:
" it can result in bending it or breaking the ball it pivots on" only if you jackknife the trailer which you can do when backing up but can't when pulling. I never removed mine as I can back up without jackknifing the trailer.
Before switching to the 4-point Equalizer I used this system for years. Like Ivylog, I'd take it off if doing any technical backing, but if just backing straight up, or relatively straight, I'd leave it on. Do what you're comfortable with. Guess an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure in most cases.
