Sway control needed when pulling TT with DRW?
I am currently pulling a tongue-heavy travel trailer with a SRW/2500HD. If I upgrade to a DRW/3500HD, will I need to use sway control or weight distribution? Or will the higher payload and wide stance...
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I think a lot of folks make the mistake of looking at a tongue weight of say 1500 lbs the same as an evenly distributed truck bed load of 1500 lbs.
When you place 1500 pounds on the hitch 4-6 feet behind the rear axle that makes for a pretty long lever. I'm sure one of the engineers on here can figure it out but I imagine the 1500 lbs on the hitch is more like 3000 lbs over the axle and will do a lot to move weight off the steer axle. And I think a light steer axle is what causes a good bit of the sway when towing a trailer.
When you place 1500 pounds on the hitch 4-6 feet behind the rear axle that makes for a pretty long lever. I'm sure one of the engineers on here can figure it out but I imagine the 1500 lbs on the hitch is more like 3000 lbs over the axle and will do a lot to move weight off the steer axle. And I think a light steer axle is what causes a good bit of the sway when towing a trailer.
