Agree )Goodspike said:Typically they are only on one side--I've never heard of using two, but 34' is pretty long. I'd be interested in what others have to say.
Gary RV_Wizard said:What do you call a "sway bar"? Those two round or square bars on a weight-distributing hitch aren't "sway bars" - they are spring bars that do the actual weight distribution. There should be two of them. Some hitches also have a sway control friction device - usually only one of them. Rarely are two ever needed. If you have trailer sway problems, fix the problem (insufficient trailer tongue weight) rather than putting another band-aid on it.
Here's a Curt with two spring bars and one sway control device.
https://www.curtmfg.com/part/17322
stanczak said:I was talking about the sway control bar not the two weight distribution bars. I do not know if it sways as we have not driven anywhere yet. I just wanted to know if I needed to buy another and have one on each side. Oh and that is the kit I bought.
Gary's reply, specifically this part: "If you have trailer sway problems, fix the problem (insufficient trailer tongue weight) rather than putting another band-aid on it."stanczak said:I was talking about the sway control bar not the two weight distribution bars. I do not know if it sways as we have not driven anywhere yet. I just wanted to know if I needed to buy another and have one on each side. Oh and that is the kit I bought.
Gary RV_Wizard said:Frankly, I don't think you need that sway control friction "bar" at all, so two would be a total waste. Those friction pads serve mostly to give the owner a warm fuzzy feeling; tightening the friction enough to have much effect on sway makes turns harder and soon wears the pad down anyway. And if not tight, the friction pad has little effect. Trailer balance is the key, not add-on devices.
stanczak said:We got the Curt weight distribution and sway bar kit for our 34" TT. That is one sway bar, do I need to buy a second for the other side?
The trailer can sway no matter what the tow vehicle - "sway" is the trailer pivoting side-to-side on the ball coupler. That big ass dually may make the driver unaware of the sway (until he looks in the mirrors, anyway), but the sway is still there. And potentially dangerous.A big ass dually with all that traction on the back would probably prevent any sway even if the trailer wasnt loaded correctly.
Gary RV_Wizard said:The trailer can sway no matter what the tow vehicle - "sway" is the trailer pivoting side-to-side on the ball coupler. That big ass dually may make the driver unaware of the sway (until he looks in the mirrors, anyway), but the sway is still there. And potentially dangerous.
Gary RV_Wizard said:The trailer can sway no matter what the tow vehicle - "sway" is the trailer pivoting side-to-side on the ball coupler.
steveblonde said:Agreed however a dually will put more weight displacement over a bigger footprint, most new trucks come with a biult in trailer antisway which activates the trucks rear brakes on which side is needed, ive pulled 30ft trailers in huge winds in our foothills behind both single and dual rear wheel trucks and from personal experience the dually is more stable by a long shot