swaying

A photo or two of the WDH and TT + TV hooked up might help a little.

Not sure why people immediately shoot from the hip and say a Hensley is the solution without knowing what all the factors are. Is the TT nose high, level or nose down? What are the tire pressures? Is the hitch set up to transfer weight to the steer, drive and TT axles correctly? Is the fender height restored to the TV or WDH manufacturer's specs? Maybe the TV shocks are worn? I know going to HD Bilsteins helped a lot with our truck.

Maybe upgrading to the Reese dual cam setup would be the way to go. We tow a 29' 7K lb. TT and have the Reese DC. I've towed with and without the cam arms installed and there is a huge difference. I really like the DC's pro-active self-centering action and I really DON'T like the feel of towing without the cam arms installed.

Having a rear kitchen doesn't automatically mean it will have light tongue weight. We have a rear kitchen and by the manufacturer's dry weights, the tongue wt. is a bit over 10% but when all loaded up for camping and all mods and upgrades done, it's just under 15%. If we were to tow with the fresh water tank full, it'd be over 15%.

Going to a scale will give you lots of invaluable info. You may want to set aside a few hours there if you want to play with the tilt of the bars and bar tension. I did that last year and it took quite a while. The CAT scale only charged $10 even with all the re-weighs I did. As long as you stay out of the trucker's way it's all good. It's a good idea to take along a 3' stick or pole because the call button is waaay up in the sky for semi-trucks.

BenK: Thanks for the info. I had the Revos on our 1999 silver ado and pulled our then 1993 Jayco 300 FK with no issues. And in the winter we had no issues with these tires. I'm looking for solution with my current set up with the 2010 Ford Lariate and pulling our 2014 Salem Hempishere 282 RF. The BF Goodyear Range C that was OEM didn't do so well in Illinois winters, and almost got stuck several times and tires seem to roll when I'm pulling the TT. We have 30,000 miles on them and the tread seems ok just hate to spend the money, but with winter around the corner and with several more camping trips in the picture I think I can justify the $1000.+ to put them on. Thanks again for the info!!

Love my Bridgestone Dueler Revo AT's (LT265/75R16E's on 16x10 alloys) on my 18 year
old Suburban

These are the sixth set. #1 were Firestone OEMs, which went 40K and blew two. Thought
nail or some such, but they didn't find anything in the tread. #2 were Michelin
LTX-AT's (two sets). #3 were Michelin LTX-MS's (1.5 sets) and current Bridgestones

The Michelin's cracked and would not hold PSI

Sub is at +162K miles

I do not represent the normal driver out there...

The Michelin's were great until they changed the rubber formulation to then
start to crack.

The last 10 years or so, my Sub sits and just rec vehicle and weekend vehicle
to keep the fluids moving. Used to be my daily with a 70-80 mile round trip

Two buddies are in the braking business and test their proto's all the time.
So just have to push it... ;)

The LTX-AT's rubber philosophy is harder compound. LTX-MS's is softer and hated
how the extra sipe's allowed the tread blocks to bend over.

The Revo's is also a softer, but seemingly tougher and does NOT roll over the
tread blocks. Know their patented tread block tapper helps....the Yokohama
Geolander AT's on the Silverado a ditto, but their patented tread block is not
tappered, but stepped

Anyway, I highly recommend the Revo's

regarding tires for this truck anyone have any comments on Bridgestone Duelers A/T Revo 2 LT 275/65R18 Range E 123S. we have the b.f. goodyear same size tire on the 2010 Ford Lariat super crew cab. thanks

my next stop is to the scales. our truck should pull 9200+ lbs and some 1,000 + tongue wght. my wife loves this tt, but doesn't LOVE the sway!! I'm willing to spend the $ , but I more importantly want her to feel safe!! our 1993 jayco NEVER gave us this much trouble. hook up & go! just feeling so?? , new 2014 tt and having these kind of issues! thanks to all with advise, just wishing for some kind of , My final answer, to get this off dead center!! thanks !!!

globel4u2003 wrote:
thanks, I'm getting some good feedback on this issue. tires on the 2010 ford lariat are c range lt275/65r18 at max. 50 psi cold with 30,000 miles. we purchased the tt 2014 salem hemisphere lite 282 rk new with the same wdh reese 10,000 lb, 1,000 tongue weight and ez anti sway bar that we used on our previous tt 1993 jayco eagle 300 fk. thanks

This good, but there is no way to help you without scale weights, and the Payload information from your payload tag, and the axle and GVWR from the VIN sticker, both found on the drivers side door post.

What is as 2010 crew cab lariat? If it is an F150 you need to get a truck like a F250 or F350 otherwise you are going to end up in a ditch upside down like many others without an adequate tow vehicle. If you don't have an adequate TV 10 wd hitches wont help.

Let me clear on my opinion on WD Hitch systems...they are ALL for that over the
top situation when something causes your setup to sway

WD's main duty is to WD (weight distribute) from the TV's rear axle over to the
TV's front axle. Reorient the TV's attitude by leveling it to some degree and on
that, the TV OEMs have varying metrics...so the 'even drop' of old no longer
applies. Notice that they *ALL* do that...move weight from the rear to the
front axle


WD Hitch systems other attribute is to lessen sway and that is where I think this
argument is based on

How they do it is then the devils details of this discussion....also toss in cost

ReneeG wrote:


I disagree - our TV was not overloaded, the TT was not incorrectly loaded, and don't say that a rear kitchen overly loaded is the issue, had rear kitchens on all previous rigs. As for the TT possibly having suspension axle issue, no. This was a top end, full timing quality TT. The Hensley and now the Pro Pride is designed to address these issues that create safety. Better to be safe than guess on what the issue is. It worked for us as it works for thousands. There's a science behind it and it works. Now, if you can't or don't want to spend the money, that's your decision and probably is a factor on figuring it out manually. I'm not pushing my solution on the issue, just stating the facts. It works. To say this is a band-aid is like saying air bags are band aids for a heavy pin box or a heavy truck camper. It's sometimes required for the equipment.

They are great hitches, and plenty feel like spending the money on them; however, the fact remains that if a trailer is constantly swaying at normal speeds then there is an issue, and it's NOT the sway control.

They are not a solution in that case, they are a band-aid.

It's not even apple to fruit comparison talking suspension enhancements in this case. A hitch that stops the sway becuase of another issue is a band-aid. A suspension enhancement is just that, and enhancement.

Yes the PP or Hensley are an enhancement, but they shouldn't be used in lieu of correcting an issue they should be used in conjunction with it.

I want to reiterate, I am NOT saying don't get a quality hitch. I am saying that the proper setup includes correct weight distribution AND a good hitch. It's up to the end user to decide what hitch is needed for their setup.

AH64ID wrote:
OP, your explanation of the sway points to too little tongue weight.

ReneeG wrote:

jayco302fk wrote:
One word, HENSLEY!

I agree with you. A Hensley is not considered a band aid but a solution.

It's a band-aid. If it stops a trailer that sways constantly without a Hensley then something is wrong, generally the trailer is improperly loaded.

A band-aid is something that masks the issue, but never corrects the problem. If the loading isn't fixed then it's a band-aid fix.

I don't disagree that having to carefully load the trailer each trip is ideal, but ending up with the proper setup takes care.

Properly loaded TT's, without suspension/axle issues, will not sway. Sway control should be there for irregular adverse conditions, not needed every inch of every mile.

I disagree - our TV was not overloaded, the TT was not incorrectly loaded, and don't say that a rear kitchen overly loaded is the issue, had rear kitchens on all previous rigs. As for the TT possibly having suspension axle issue, no. This was a top end, full timing quality TT. The Hensley and now the Pro Pride is designed to address these issues that create safety. Better to be safe than guess on what the issue is. It worked for us as it works for thousands. There's a science behind it and it works. Now, if you can't or don't want to spend the money, that's your decision and probably is a factor on figuring it out manually. I'm not pushing my solution on the issue, just stating the facts. It works. To say this is a band-aid is like saying air bags are band aids for a heavy pin box or a heavy truck camper. It's sometimes required for the equipment.