Friction sway control for 30'er?
I bought a 29'(35 overall) trailer, and can get a bit of sway, especially around big rigs. I still need to buy a wdh, but am wondering if I will be happy with a cheaper setup that uses the separate fr...
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I like to think of the Reese Dual Cam as similar to a rotary switch with a detent at center. Very effective if set up and aligned properly. I was just about to order the sway control arms for my Reese HP trunnion style with integrated cams in the spring bars when I saw the barely used Equalizer 4 point for a song on Ebay. It's no drill installation was appealing to me. Since we weren't having a sway problem to begin with, I figured a little reduced control would still be far more than we had with the Reese and no sway control. So for me that works well, but as you said Ben, that's not to imply that it's good practice for others. My apologies as well if I came across that way.
When I got the Equalizer home, which had been set up for the original purchaser at the dealership, none of the bolts were even close to properly torqued and the socket bolts were just snug leaving no friction at the sockets. I torqued them to 65ft/lbs per the manual and lubed them per the manual. If you can swing the bars out with little effort, the socket nuts need to be tightened to the spec in your manual.
When I got the Equalizer home, which had been set up for the original purchaser at the dealership, none of the bolts were even close to properly torqued and the socket bolts were just snug leaving no friction at the sockets. I torqued them to 65ft/lbs per the manual and lubed them per the manual. If you can swing the bars out with little effort, the socket nuts need to be tightened to the spec in your manual.
