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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Hannibal wrote:mkirsch wrote:Hannibal wrote:
Water is an effective lubricant. I would think water would automatically reduce the friction of the Equalizer 4 pt or Reese dual cam. I use a dab of grease on my L brackets anyhow to keep them quiet so it's already less effective.
It's not the friction between the bars and brackets that they're worried about. It's the friction between the tires and the road.
Are you not understanding how too much friction in sway control might cause a problem with reduce friction between the tires and the road?
I think you both are on the same side of the argument. Think of a truck and trailer with the hitch welded so that they both stay in line. The result would be tires skidding as they tour a curve. A sway control system will tend to do that very thing. Too much resistance to bending and a problem may develop. A wet or icy road will exacerbate the problem, so being able to reduce friction is an advantage.
