Weight Distribution vs Sway Bars

Lynnmor wrote:

aftermath wrote:
I am not a fan of the add on sway bar. Many use them and they do the job but it is just one more piece of equipment that I would rather not deal with.

If you haven't got a hitch yet, consider one with built in sway control. I hook mine up and I am done. Nothing extra to add on and I know it is always there. My brother uses the add on sway bar. I asked him, "how do you know how hard you should crank it down, and how often do you have to remove it before backing up?" He told me that he removes it when backing up involves any tight turns. He cranks it down based on "whether or not I will need more friction". How would you know? He sometimes leaves it off saying that he won't need it on this trip. What? Again, too many extra things to think about.

If you read the instructions you would know that they are not adjusted by cranking it down.

How do you adjust the steel on steel friction of the Equalizer hitch? (Hint, you can’t.)

Yep aftermath's brother obviously hasn't read the instructions for his friction sway or he's ignoring them. Sometimes it amazes me what strange things people come up with that goes against all logic. I used an add on friction sway system for 27yrs, but for the last 10 have used an integrated system (Equal-i-zer for me) and prefer the integrated system mainly for it's simplicity. Both IMO work well.

Larry