improving sway control

LarryJM wrote:

Hannibal wrote:

DutchmenSport wrote:
First, don't go backwards if you are using any friction stand alone sway bar. They potential to bend and break when backing and especially when turning and backing.

Going backward isn't a problem. The friction bar doesn't know which direction it's going.

I disagree .... the at which the bar goes in or out of the friction pads can be much higher than when going forward and if you go fromn one extreme angle to the opposite one backing too quickly that is when you can run into problems.

Larry

Which part do you disagree with? If you're backing in a straight line, how does the sway control bar know which direction you're moving? It's not the direction of travel. It's over extending or bottoming out the friction sway control bar that's the problem. Yes it is easier to do this while backing. However, moving in reverse doesn't break a sway bar. The post that I replied to implies that it may. Even with my current Equalizer and previous Reese HP, I pull way forward of where I'll be backing into and arc the trailer in at as close to the arc I would make while pulling out so as to avoid contact with the bumper or tail light with the trailer. Far more expensive than a friction bar.