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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Lynnmor wrote:
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.
That's what I'm trying to say. It IS the friction between the sway control components that resists bending which could cause loss of traction at the pavement.
