Sway Control Necessary?
 

I have a 2500HD duramax crew cab, short bed, planning on buying an older topgun or cafe racer very soon on an aluminum trailer, I will get the proper class 5 hitch and a weight distributing setup for the proper weight range, what I want to know is do you think I'll have a problem with sway and thus WILL I NEED SWAY CONTROL?

Thanks,

M

Re: Sway Control Necessary?
 

I tow 12K pounds behind a 2500 Avalanche (which is for sale :D ). I have a Class-V hitch and WD setup and have not had an issue with sway. Its all going to depend on how you have the trailer setup. If you have too much or too little tongue weight, you will have sway issues, but a WD setup and/or sway control setup will not fix that.

Sway control hitches are most beneficial in cargo trailers and camper trailers where your tongue weight varies a lot based on load, or in the case of a camper, is fixed and you can't adjust it at all.

The Equalizer hitch does look like a good setup though, and they advertise that it is compatible with typical surge brake setups.

Re: Sway Control Necessary?
 

How is your WD (weight distribution) hitch setup? Specifically how does it attach to your trailer as most of the boat trailers I've seen don't have a typical A-arm, instead they usually become a pole tongue, if so i'm assuming you're using an adaptor, what kind?

Thanks,
M

Re: Sway Control Necessary?
 

I have a pole tongue adapter. It works like a champ. I installed the whole thing myself in a few hours with some planning and some very slight trailer modification. Take a look at the other thread, and view the pics (you will have to pony up for a membership to view). It will answer all of your questions.