Goducks he's not "crank the spring bars tighter" he is cranking the friction bars tighter. They are just long brake pads that you tighten with a handle to control sway. They work very well and that is all I have ever run, with a 34' 9800# trailer without any issues.
Not sure what Hybridhunter means by this statement "As for having to crank up the friction to keep a lid on sway, that's just kooky talk." well cranking or tightening the bars is exactly how you use a sway bar system.
Not sure why everyone thinks his set up so bad but the guys towing the same or heavier trailers with a F-150 supper-duper heavy duty extra payload want-to-be 250 pickup get told they are just fine. Whatever trips your trigger.
Don
