TomG2 wrote:
Wayne, you seem to like to compare apples to oranges (as many do on here).
Your earlier post quoted below showed that you went from a tow vehicle rated to tow 6,500 pounds to one rated at 10,000 pounds. I think that is what contributed to your safety and well being as much as a $80 sway bar. Comparing vehicles that are twelve or more years different in age doesn't prove much. I like the safety and security that my 2013 2500HD gives me, without any supplemental controls.
Here it is:
" snip.........Plus, the new 5.3 has a lot more HP and torque than the 6.0 in my old truck. Old truck was rated to tow 6500 pounds, new truck rated to tow 10,000. (In the real world, the limiting factor on the new truck seems to be hitch weight/carrying capacity, not tow capacity.) Wayne"
You are the only one trying to compare the 2500HD to the 1500.
In this thread, I spoke
only of my experience with this TT and the 2500HD. The 2500HD, with and without sway control.
I took one trip in the 2500HD and this TT with WD hitch but no sway control.
I spent 8 years towing this TT with the 2500HD with both WD hitch and sway control. I found a very noticeable improvement with sway control over the first trip without.
If I had bought a new 2500, rather than the 1500, I would still choose to use both the WD hitch and the sway control. That is my choice.
If you choose not to use WD hitch and/or sway control, that’s your choice.
Wayne
