improving sway control
we're towing 5500 lbs of tt with a ram 1500. performance is great in general but our sway controller is one of the typical made in china friction slide gadgets, not the greatest im sure. there way t...
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stevemorris wrote:
sway is not an issue and I have full confidence in my setup
its the quality or lack of in the generic friction sway controller that concerns me.
That is exactly what you want concerning a good setup. A sway control device is there for a well tuned setup where an outside force, strong side wind after exiting under an overpass or tractor trailer bow-wave, is controlled better by having sway control. It is there in the event that outside force impacts you and your trailer. Sway control should not be used as a bandaid to correct a constant sway issue.
I personally hated the friction sway bars and come to find out, many recommend having two of them if your trailer exceeds 25' as a general practice.
mkirsch wrote:
Seems like a simple solution to me: Rather than getting another generic one, get a name brand like Reese.
Yep. I got rid of my friction bar and went with an integrated WDH with sway control... a Reese Dual-cam. I've been running it for years and it has worked very well. It did take a bit of fine tuning in the beginning, but once set, I've been very happy with it. Husky, along with other manufacturers, also make a WDH with integrated sway control. That etrailer link above has examples of different ones available and they are not overly expensive like the ProPride or Hensley.
