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profdant139
Explorer II
Oct 12, 2017

Odd question: what does trailer sway feel like at first?

I have been towing a little trailer for 12 years with a sway bar -- as far as I know, I have never had any sway. Well over a hundred thousand miles, mountains, freeway speeds, trucks, strong wind, sn...
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ScottG
Nomad
Oct 12, 2017
Sway can start without notice. A blown tire or tire defect can cause it out of the blue.
The trailer will start "wag" before you feel it in the TV. Then the TV will do the same. You may also feel the vehicle move around in the lane for no apparent reason. Speed will induce sway.
A properly equiped and set up trailer can sway at any time when it never did it before.

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