Friction Sway Bar

Huntindog wrote:
I have used a single, and double friction control. And am now on my third EQUALIZER 4 point.

IMO, a double friction control has about the same anti sway dampening as either the DC or EQUALIZER. Some years back our resident engineer did the calculations, and they were all very close as well.

The friction controls work well.... And the big advantage they have is that they work independantly from the WD function... This means that the set up can be off a lot, and the friction control will still work.... This is why I recommend it for newbies.

Now the integreted say control hitches are setup dependant as to how well they will work.

Once properly setup, they are easier to use.... But not any better performing that a dual friction control hitch.

Most all of the people that rave about them came from a single friction control hitch... That indeed would be a big difference.

But Dual friction or DC, or EQUALIZER is a wash performance wise.

As for how to adjust the friction controls... Tighten them until the Steering wheel of the TV doesn't want to return to center after a sharp turn. Then back it off a little.

That was in the directions for my friction controls.

This is a great response. Thanks for posting.

I used DC and Dual Friction Bars on my TT. They performed exactly the same with my 31.5 ft trailer. Neither swayed and took out all of the bow wave push oscillation from passing vehicles. I still felt the push it would just be one push not a push against the TT then a push against the Truck.

I hope that made sense.

I took the DC off the truck and put the friction bars back on. DC puts a lot of pressure on the trunnion sockets and I was using cam adaptors on a Husky hitch and the DC ripped the trunnions right out of the hitch head.

That was also about the time there seemed to be a mountain (nearly weekly posts) about someone's DC breaking and snapping parts so I just went back to a standard WD hitch and two friction bars when I replaced the Husky.

OP, add a second bar and adjust per the instructions. Also, don't buy into the marketing about there being a left and a right bar, you can remove the slider and invert the slider, and.., now your sway bar works on the other side. Your sticker will just be upside down.

Thanks and good luck.

Jeremiah