Rear sway bar w/5th wheel?

[Nevadastars]

We recently came from a Class C and moved to a 5th wheel. We love riding in the truck far more than the MH, but here in northern Nevada we get a lot of heavy winds. The truck does ok, but I sure know that trailer is behind me in the 20+ mph cross winds.

My question is will a rear sway bar on my 07 Ram 2500 SB help? I put Hellwigs on the MH and they were an amazing upgrade. But since all the weight is over the axle with the fiver, I don't know if it will help that much. Maybe the trailer needs a sway bar, but I don't even know if they are made for them. Thanks for any help........and NO I'm not getting a long bed. 😛

[Durb]

Interesting question: Does side pressure from wind induce axle steer on hung axles? I bet there are some engineers here that can answer that question.

Not to be flippant but are all the wear parts on your suspension such as shackles and pins and this and that nice and tight and in new condition? I'll bet yes, did you have the front suspension recall done on your truck? My son has an 07 2500, which is lifted with larger tires, and he has a hard time keeping it in the lane empty.

I like your real name.

[Nevadastars]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
It's a 'wind sail' that is almost 13' tall so YES you will really notice it in cross winds

That being said....
DO you travel with fresh water on board?
Fill it up, add that weight down low-----doesn't affect MPG/wind resistance does

Is it level when towing?
S/B level or even 'nose low' for best tow

And then you have a 30' tall trailer and a SB truck. (No on the swag bar)

We have used it twice, once with a full tank of water, and also a 1/2 tank, both times in windy conditions. I couldn't really tell much difference. I have the Andersen hitch set as low as it will go, and am still a bit nose high with about 6 1/2" clearance between the cap and truck bed sides. I haven't measured it, but looks maybe to be two inches higher in the front. In fact I am only running 10 lbs in the bags to keep from raising the truck higher.

[rhagfo]

Old-Biscuit wrote:
It's a 'wind sail' that is almost 13' tall so YES you will really notice it in cross winds

That being said....
DO you travel with fresh water on board?
Fill it up, add that weight down low-----doesn't affect MPG/wind resistance does

Is it level when towing?
S/B level or even 'nose low' for best tow

And then you have a 30' tall trailer and a SB truck. (No on the swag bar)

Wish I could answer this for you, our 2001 2500, has the Camper Package, which included sway bar on the rear axle. The last time I towed in heavy side winds all the tanks were full, as I was not going to stand in the driving rain to empty.
Driving south on 101 just south of Garibaldi where it is wide open to the Pacific and didn't feel a thing, really. Our 5er is 32' long and 13' tall.
Installing a sway bar won't hurt!

[Old-Biscuit]

It's a 'wind sail' that is almost 13' tall so YES you will really notice it in cross winds

That being said....
DO you travel with fresh water on board?
Fill it up, add that weight down low-----doesn't affect MPG/wind resistance does

Is it level when towing?
S/B level or even 'nose low' for best tow

And then you have a 30' tall trailer and a SB truck. (No on the swag bar)