Do I even need a WD setup?
So I bought a fairly expensive WD hitch, but the place where I bought my trailer from (private sale) was literally around the corner from my house. So when taking it home, I didn't bother with the WD...
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gafidler wrote:
If you ever have to make a panic stop you better have WD hitch or your trailer might end up beside you. T will also be nice when you are driving 60 miles per hour down the road and get passes by a tractor trailer..
Think of it as insurance that your family can't live without or others on the road. You may have paid a hefty price for your WD set up but think of the price if someone gets hurt or worse.
Oh for heavens sake please stop pedaling this fear and mayhem scenario about towing without WD or a "Sway" control setup. This is pure BUNK.
Sway is caused by people who do not load and drive their trailers correctly. Trailers do not intrinsically "sway".
If you understand how to properly drive your trailer sway will not be a problem.
There is ABSOLUTELY no independent testing or evidence that these so called "life saving" sway bars actually do anything, except cost you a lot of money.
WD is a bit different and can be supported by some real world facts and physics. But few actually need it. a bit of squat is not going to change the handling characteristics of the vehicle to any great degree and make it unsafe.
TO THE OP: Take your rig out and DRIVE it. Learn it and learn how to load it properly.
The money you will spend on a Sway bar or WD would be much better spent on Shock absorbers and disc brakes, which would actually make your trailer safer.
