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Acdii
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Jun 07, 2016

WDH with sawy control, best bang for buck?

I am going to replace the Husky I have that works flawlessly with my horse trailer, but not so much with my new TT. Since it is already setup for my HT, it does not like the new trailer, it sits too high(who knew the TT would be lower than the HT), which may or may not have contributed to the sway I experienced today in very strong cross winds.

So I am looking to replace it with one that has built in active sway. Which works better, Friction or cam? I hear Equ-Li-Zer is good, but is it worth the $600+ cost, or are there lower priced ones that are just as effective in reducing crosswind sway? I could just take my Husky apart and reconfigure it for the TT, and get a friction sway control for it, but then I have to worry about disconnecting it when backing up, and forget about it one time and I could damage something.

Are there any I should avoid?
  • Blue Ox sway pro is very easy to set up, no noise during operation , nothing to detach during back up, and no grease on the outside of the bars.
  • I have an Equalizer setup which has served me well over the years. The noise mentioned by another poster is minimal but Equalizer has made a plastic piece that slides down over the L brackets on the trailer tongue where the bars attach. I cant speak for any other WD setups but as I said mine has done me well.
  • Never had a problem with a properly set up standard WD hitch and standard friction bars.
  • I ran through all the options before I picked up my 35 foot Keystone Bullet TT three months ago. The Equal-i-zer 4 point, Reese dual cam, and Blue Ox Sway Pro are just some of the mid-level products on the market that have great reviews.

    Personally, I wanted something that was easy to mount and unmount from the TV and trailer. I also didn't want the grease and noise issues from the Equal-i-zer. So, I opted for the Blue Ox and it's been smooth sailing. It takes less than 5 minutes to hook up the hitch and sway is negligible. It doesn't completely remove it but it works extremely well. Plus, there is no need to remove anything while backing up.

    In fact, I originally bought the Eas-lift as it had great reviews on Amazon. But the more I researched the WDH topic, I soon realized that active sway control is so much better than the passive friction arms. Definitely worth that extra $300. I still have the Eas-lift in my garage unopened and need to sell it.