Hitch SetUp Question for new TT

I'm guessing since you say you have just purchased, your only trip has been home with it so you don't know how the truck would handle it. I'm not a fan of long TT's because of how challenging it can be to get the hitch angle, proper weight distribution while loading the trailer. I've never owned one but a buddy I used to camp with had challenges, mostly based off the water tanks location and his loading of the inside. Not dumping his tanks and not being careful about weight distribution caused his trailer to be more susceptible to sway and give him white knuckle rides on occasion.

Might be overkill (and I'm not telling you my way is the ony choice) but I think I side with the folks that suggest something like an Equalizer hitch or some other brand that has built in sway control vs. a second friction bar. Might just be I'm over sensitive to safety and clean shorts but after towing something (Two horse trailers, stock trailers, gooseneck trailers, popup's and TT's) for 35 years and having my share of scary sway situations, I don't want anymore, even if it costs me a few bucks. Besides, I go camping with my family and friends in my truck usually and have to be concerned with their safety as well.

Good Luck in making the decision that's right for you.

I think 1400 pound WDH bars is appropriate for that new TT. Get a 2.5" shank vs. using the adapter to minimize slop and wear while providing better sway control. Otherwise, you should have a good combination.

Friction bars aren't going to do much for a trailer that long or heavy. If you have to upgrade the spring bars anyways you might as well pay a little extra and get a better hitch with built in sway control. A couple hundred bucks more is cheap insurance for the investment.

You have a nearly new great truck and a beautiful new 37+ foot trailer. Why not spring for a new hitch. There are better choices than friction bar set ups...

Anyway, congrats on your new rig..

with that truck i would try it with one friction bar and then make a decision. our tt is 33ft long and approx 7500lbs cat scaled ready to camp. our truck is a f250 gasser. one friction bar is fine for us. very little sway at all.

A second friction bar can't hurt. If you don't want to go with an Equalizer 4 point, the second bar will give you some peace of mind and double the resistance to sway from passing trucks and crosswinds. Properly loaded, there shouldn't be any trailer induced sway.

You might consider upgrading the hitch instead. Not cheap, but there other better alternatives for long trailers

I'm towing a similar size trailer, but am using a 1400/14000 pound 4 point Equal-i-zer WD hitch system. With such a system, you don't need a separate sway bar.

Initially, I towed this camper with an old style Reese with the torsion bars that has the chain links on the end. I used a single friction sway bar and it towed just fine. Of course, I'm also towing with a dually truck too.

The reason I ended up switching hitch systems was because the Reese was over 10 years old and this was the 3rd trailer. The last trailer was heavier than the previous 2 and I think, between age, wear and tear, and the extra weight, the actual hitch head bent downwards and then the sides where the bolts go through the shank bent in such a way that it absolutely could not tighten to straighten the whole thing out. I ended up going with the Equal-i-zer and have not regretted it since.

But, to answer your question, the single friction sway bar, on a similar size trailer as yours, served me well. Never an issue with sway.