Dual cam vs friction bar

You can weigh your rig and do what Barney said above.

I did it through trial and error though (always trying to eliminate purposing) and weighed afterwards. I actually have more weight on the front axle than originally so I don't go over the rear axle weight rating (the fun of having a 1/2 ton TV). It also feels better.

Just adjust the jacks until the weight that was removed from the front axle of the truck by attaching the trailer is put back on. The sway control does not depend on the tightness of the jacks at all so you can adjust them as you need or see fit.
Barney

Yep. But I bit the bullet and got the ProPride after pulling with a dual friction bar set-up and no w/d. Just finished installing it and towed the TT around the block. Just gotta figure out the w/d jacks adjustment. DW and I leave on a long road trip next week. Can't wait to try it out.

The one that uses the U bolts is the older style Dual Cam that is not being made anymore. Nothing wrong with it at all but some people had a problem with mounting it because the large U bolts interfered with the propane tank mounts.

Both styles perform exactly the same. The are mounting and adjustment differences only. I had the old style for quite a few years and was very satisfied with it. Never had bit of problem either adjusting or installing it. In fact, I prefer the old style to the new one because I feel it is a bit more rigid and stronger where it mounts and the cam arms are more robust.
Those older style Dual Cam units are becoming quite hard to find now.
Barney

New Style (has been updated from this picture)


Old style


Old style on my trailer

The truck did not push the tv and tt together. It pushed the tv and I followed so it did not turn in to a big sway event.

What is the difference between between the $150 and the $250 dual cam setup on eBay? The cheaper one looks like it uses u Shakles. Are they the same thing?

The Hensley is a great design. Absolutely a masterpiece of engineering in my opinion.

It is not flawless but is pretty close.

But you can achieve a great towing experience with conventional equipment. (Friction bars, dual cam, sway pro, etc..)

Thanks!

mkirsch wrote:
If you're getting pushed off the road by passing trucks or lines of cars, that is NOT sway. You can install both a DC and dual friction bars together, and it will not solve the problem.

Sway is when the trailer wags back and forth uncontrollably behind the truck. A single oscillation is not sway. A side-to-side bobble from uneven road surface is not sway. The whole rig moving sideways as a single unit is not sway.

Unfortunately, I don't know what the solution is, but if the rig isn't swaying, then sway control will not solve the problem.

Sway control is still an EXCELLENT idea, but for other reasons.

A hensely or ProPride is the solution to the single event occurrence. When passing rigs come by me, TV and TT stay EXACTLY where they are in the lane. Don't get me wrong, the bow wave from the truck will buffet you, but it will not move you over.

Last year, a trip to Myrtle Beach, and I was in the middle lane on the interstate. A semi truck comes up on the left of me. I don't shift. I can feel the truck buffet just like I would without a tt behind me. When left hand truck gets up to my front fender, a merging semi truck on the right comes at my tail. I had a semi on each side of me and it was stable as a house. It was pretty amazing. No corrections with the steering wheel. None. Zero. Zip. Nada.

If you're getting pushed off the road by passing trucks or lines of cars, that is NOT sway. You can install both a DC and dual friction bars together, and it will not solve the problem.

Sway is when the trailer wags back and forth uncontrollably behind the truck. A single oscillation is not sway. A side-to-side bobble from uneven road surface is not sway. The whole rig moving sideways as a single unit is not sway.

Unfortunately, I don't know what the solution is, but if the rig isn't swaying, then sway control will not solve the problem.

Sway control is still an EXCELLENT idea, but for other reasons.

I run two friction sway bars and have had no problems with either sway or the jiggle from passing traffic. This is over a 30-year towing experience.

They are the classic solution to trailer sway which still works today. That's why they have lasted all these years despite the more complex and expensive designs now available.

So, I agree with Jerem0621's excellent review above.