Toyota Sway Control
Just completed a 400 mile trip. Starting in 2011 the Tundras were equipped with standard electronic sway control that reacts in a millisecond when it feels trailer sway. I've never had a problem wit...
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sch911 wrote:
We're not talking about Integrated Brake controllers here. It's the trailer sway assist system that's built into the Vehicle Dynamics System (Traction and Skid).
Exactly my point in my earlier post. If the vehicle dynamics system is doing it's thing to try to mitigate sway in just the truck, and ignoring the fact there is a trailer back there, how effective is the overall exercise ? And I am truely "asking the question" , because I have no knowledge how all that stuff works. I guess in the back of my mind, I am thinking that also have a sway control hitch is still a good bit of added insurance.
Plus ans Ben and some others have pointed out, it's wise to stay within the load limits of the hitch and receiver whether we are running weight carrying or weight distribution.
Someone else said:
"I've never seen a friction sway control that specifically says it prevents sway. I'd contend it's also late to the game."
.... to which I reply, that is a true enough statement. However, it is also likely safe to say that the physical action of the sway control device is quicker to react than most drivers are, to say nothing of the fact that many times a driver trying to make these corrections manually, are not only innaccurate in their correction ( often over reacting ) but also "so late" to the game they are quite possibly making the situation worse, because they are in effect 180 degrees out of phase with the needed inputs.
