Sway control

[Yardvarkers]

I have a Jayco Eagle and I pull it with a 2012Silverado with a good tow package. I'm using a friction sway control now. I'm wondering if anyone else has changed their sway control to a dual cam sway control .
Any and all replies will be appreciated.

[RedRocket204]

Army11Bravo wrote:
I have adjusted the loaded weight of my trailer and added a second friction sway control to my WDH, and I still see a bit of sway at times.

I spoke to someone this week at my dealership with a Blue Ox Sway Pro hitch and sway control. After two years of use, he loves his. He said he never has swaying issues.

For both you and the OP, sway control is really meant to handle an outside force that could initiate sway, like a strong wind gust or the gust you get when there is wind and you clear an overpass. If you are having sway events just by towing, then there is something not right with your current setup.

As already mentioned, load balancing will play into your TT's ability to tow without issues too. I try and balance side to side and then also try and load heavier for more tongue weight. Of course you need to be aware of how much tongue weight you are accumulating by loading heavier in the front. Do you have a fresh water tank forward of your axles that should have water in it for added weight? Additionally, items loaded on a TT back hitch will really throw off tongue weight as that weight is really far back from your axles, same with items stored inside the TT but at the very back. Try to move most of your heavy items forward of the axles.

Once you have your TT load balanced, then work on adjusting your WDH. You may need to readjust your WDH setup as redistributing a TT's load may take your WDH out of a fine tuned adjustment.

I started with a Reese WDH with friction bar. Found out I needed to adjust my TT loading then found my tongue weight increased and needed higher weight spring bars. Bought higher weight spring bars and also bought the Reese Dual Cams to add to my setup. I have an extremely stable tow now. I just travelled from CO down to NM over the past weekend and encountered some very stiff winds on the way down. My current TV/TT combo travelled very nicely in those winds where the unit gets pushed as whole by winds, no sway events at all. This is what you are after and I can say my combo will travel as well as a 5th wheel setup in steady/gusty winds.

[Hannibal]

Think of the Reese dual cam as a rotary switch that holds position in a spring loaded detent. Like fla-gypsy said, it's easy to set up and it prevents sway. We use no sway control on our Reese HP with integrated cams minus the arms. It tows like a champ.

https://www.etrailer.com/question-116001.html

[fla-gypsy]

The Reese Dual Cam system is an excellent hitch for preventing sway. Been using the same one for 10+ years and I am still impressed by it. I'm one of those who thinks it is not hard to set up at all. Mount everything correctly, get it lined up level and straight, make final adjustment to cams, Done forever!

[Army11Bravo]

I have adjusted the loaded weight of my trailer and added a second friction sway control to my WDH, and I still see a bit of sway at times.

I spoke to someone this week at my dealership with a Blue Ox Sway Pro hitch and sway control. After two years of use, he loves his. He said he never has swaying issues.

[owenssailor]

I presume by friction sway control you mean the add on bar. The integrated hitches like Equalizer brand or dual cam do a much better job. However - are you sure you have a good amount of tongue weight? That is the most important step. The other is to be sure that the trailer is not nose up.

[downtheroad]

We had a Reece Dual Cam hitch our our previous 2 trailers. It's an excellent hitch and does a really good job of doing what it is suppose to do....transfer weight and minimize sway..

It is somewhat tricky to set up and dial in, but as troubledwaters posted above, percentage of tongue weight is key to eliminating sway.

[troubledwaters]

If you're having sway issues the first thing I would look at is what percentage of tongue weight do you have. If your just looking to spend money than the dual cam is one of the better ones. If you aren't having sway issues and not looking just to spend money than what is your goal?