Soooooooo.......just got off the phone with the " sway control experts " Etrailer.com. I've wondered and also because I need to purchase one , why people are telling me there is a right and left sway control kit for travel trailers. Funny how I can never find both images on the internet. Guessing I'm a fool for trying. Anywho....I was told the reason for the 2 holes on my hitch is so I can choose where I want to put my sway control. They say there is NO reason for 2 controls and that the possibility of a binding effect could happen while driving when 2 are mounted. I'm ordering 1 for now for my Pa. trip in 2 wks. but I would like some input from the masses about this as I am going to Fla. the end of Dec. and want no problems with sway. Thank you in advance.God Bless.Your TT buddy,Phil ( and Zoey the 2013 Zinger )

Most I have seen were on the curb side, easier to adjust from there.

I'm no expert but I've been towing for many years with only one sway bar on the right side. I've never had a sway problem. That being said, I don't seem to have a tendency to sway even without the bar, but I use it anyway just for added safety.

Nice rig Gary!! Thanks for the info. Just weird for so long I thought you needed the 2. My bro in law has 2 for his rig but I don't see a difference in performance. Just ordered the Camco kit from Amazon. Even with my Good Sam discount it would've been more expensive through Campers World...shame as I am an Elite ( ha ha ) Lifetime member.God Bless.Phil

If I was towing a TT again I'd just buy a Reese dual cam with trunion bars. I towed my TT over South Pass (southern WY) in the winter. Signs were posted of caution winds over 40 mph. I didn't have any problems. I have heard a Hensley is better but a little pricey. JMHO.

Forget the kit, just set-up your load properly, maintain the correct air pressure in the tires, and have your brake controller accessible in case of an emergency where you need to apply just the trailer brakes.I would either run without the friction bar or with a sway-prevention hitch... sway 'reduction' scares me too much. Once there is enough force to overcome the friction bar, you are likely never getting control back again. When I get a slight sway, I adjust my driving and correct (a little gas applied, or a little bit of trailer braking applied)

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2013zoeyzinger
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
All advice well taken. I emailed the left hand pic to myself. At the same time I pray we can all have a well managed discussion about this with no animosity. Have a great day. Almost time to go home and with the kids I never get on the laptops.

God Bless.

Phil
uzikaduzi
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
i don't understand how 2 bars could cause a binding issue... it seems that the forces being applied with 1 regardless of which side you choose to use it on, would be the same type of forces on the other... unless there was a bit of play between the ball and the tongue which is scary to think about whether there is or is not any sway control.

i've never used the friction bar type sway control. i may be incorrect on this but it seems like a better idea to have the trailer want to right itself like a dual cam then to resist all movement.
mileshuff
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
How about getting an Equalizer hitch or if you can afford it a Hensley hitch and forget the friction bars all together?
Huntindog
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
uzikaduzi wrote:
i don't understand how 2 bars could cause a binding issue... it seems that the forces being applied with 1 regardless of which side you choose to use it on, would be the same type of forces on the other... unless there was a bit of play between the ball and the tongue which is scary to think about whether there is or is not any sway control.

i've never used the friction bar type sway control. i may be incorrect on this but it seems like a better idea to have the trailer want to right itself like a dual cam then to resist all movement.

The DC is a 100% friction based control. Not sure what you are trying to say, but the DC does not force the TT back into line. It has friction in both directions, but less friction when moving back to center... This may or may not be desirable depending on circumstances and point of view.
Huntindog
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
I have used a single and then moved up to a double. Yes there is a noticeable improvement.
2013zoeyzinger
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
Thanks. I'll gauge the results for myself when it arrives.

God Bless.

Phil
Denlor
Explorer
Jul 30, 2013
I have never seen a good quality WDH that does not have 2 bars
X2 jerem0621
camperforlife
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
jerem0621 wrote:
Sorry, Etrailer is FLAT wrong on this one. Every set of instructions I have seen for any friction sway control state that two bars may be needed for trailers over 24-26 ft in length.

I will trust manufacturers instruction over a salesmen on the telephone any day. Why? Because its still about the sale. If you still experience Wiggle with your trailer you will be more likely to spend several hundred dollars on a fancy integrated sway control WD hitch...because obviously friction sway control doesn't work..

I run two... have for years.. have for thousands of miles... several on this forum and thousands on the road have as well. There is nothing unsafe about running two bars.

I ran one sway bar for a while and still had some "wiggle" (not sway) between the TV and the TT. Added the second bar and the "wiggle" is gone. I am at 31 ft and 7000 ish lbs.

And Here is a left hand sway control if you really want a specific left hand model.

However, any sway bar can be used on either side, its simply a matter of flipping the slider bar and swapping the on/off handle and the tension screw.

I have Dual-Cam, it grenaded a WD hitch, took that off and put my reliable friction bars back on...

Anyway, folks will discount the friction bars and thats fine. They just reliably work. YMMV.. but I can testify from first hand experience that there is no myth to the effectiveness of a properly loaded TT, a properly loaded TV, a properly set up WD hitch, and dual friction sway control.

Use one, if you still have some wiggle, add a second. It may suprise you.

Thanks!

Jeremiah

This is the best and most accurate answer and is backed up by the Etrailer site, Reese site and the Husky site.

I have a 2500HD truck and a 6500lb 28' trailer and ran 1 friction sway. Truck and trailer handled great with no sway but I did get push with trucks passing. I added the second friction grip as all manufacturers of the product recommend and you can feel the difference. Almost all push is gone. If you have a 26'+ trailer and you have 1 friction grip, YES you will benefit from the second. If you can afford a more expensive setup, then yes that would probably be even better.
allen8106
Explorer
Jul 31, 2013
My 2007, 32 foot Puma TT had two. Assume it was due to the length.
Terryallan
Explorer II
Jul 31, 2013
Denlor wrote:
I have never seen a good quality WDH that does not have 2 bars
X2 jerem0621

Yes most all WDH have 2 weight / spring bars. that is not what we are talking about.