Dual cam VS Equalizer...I have both

goducks10 wrote:

BarneyS wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
Snip... I`m sorry to say that there is no sway control effect from the attachment points at the hitch head. it would take quite a bit of side to side trailer movement for those 2 points to help out that it would be to late!

I`ll go with the DC every time!

Dodge guy,
Those bar sockets on the Equal-iz-er provide the MAJORITY of the sway control on the hitch. There is a tremendous amount of friction developed between the upper surface of the bars socket and the lower surface of the hitch head when the WD bars are drawn up on the L brackets, plus there is a pinch bolt that is tightened to a specific torque that squeezes down on the sockets.

The friction of the bars and the L brackets surface is a secondary point of sway control. Hence Equal-i-zers claim of "4 point" sway control - two bar sockets/hitch head contact and two L bracket/wd bar contact.
Barney

I'm not sure how the friction points at the sockets could provide friction when EQ advises greasing them. Only thing you do is torque them to 45-65lbs IIRC. After driving any lengthy distances and unhitching the bars are movable by hand. I've torqued them to 65lbs and they are hard to move. Get to the CG and they move easily.

To the OP I don't think you can just get #1400 bars as they aren't interchangeable on EQ's.

They advise greasing them because the steel on steel friction between the sockets and the hitch head surface is so great. Where do you think the forces from the WD bars goes when you lift up on them? Without any grease, the amount of wear on the surfaces would be quite great and the noise very loud. It is loud enough already!

Notice what Equal-i-zer says about the L brackets being a "secondary" sway control in this quote excerpt from their website. When they talk about the "rotational friction sway controls" they are talking about the hitch head/bar socket interface.

"The Equal-i-zer hitch's rigid bracket design provides two points of the 4-Point Sway Control. Our innovative rigid trailer brackets serve two purposes. First, they work in conjunction with the rotational friction sway controls to reduce trailer sway. Second, the forward and back friction of the hitch arm on the bracket serves as a secondary sway control system."
Barney