HELP trailer sway almost killed us!
We have a 2013 Somerset E2 "Off-road" PUP. We were on our way to the dealer for lift repair when a minor dip in the road surface caused the trailer to start swaying wildly. I immediately applied the ...
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3oaks wrote:
You did the right thing to first trying to apply the electric controlled trailer brakes. That would have brought you of your emergency trailer sway situation. However, since nothing happened, you also have a serious problem with your trailer brakes or the controller. Be sure to have that matter taken care of as well as the cause of your trailer sway.
I see the opinion expressed often in sway discussions, but it simply is not always true. I had a large Coleman PU trailer being towed with an Aerostar minivan. Starting about 80KM/hr it would sway a little, 100 was downright dangerous. Applying the trailer brakes (fully functional) did NOTHING to diminish the sway. The only thing that worked was to just gradually slow down until the sway stopped.
New tires & shocks did nothing to help, but as soon as I installed a WD hitch, the sway disappeared, never to return.
