Drilling holes in aluminum frame for sway bar?

[thudd3r]

even with a loaded th (we put a 1200 lb toy in ours) you likely wont need sway control.  there are many opinions about the use of a wdh on here, so i will let you make that decision on your own.

sway control really seems like a band aid for something else that is causing the sway.  keep the right amount of tongue weight, a level tongue angle, good tires, etc. and you shouldnt need sway control

[billmoore]

The purpose of a WD hitch is not to control sway, it is to redistribute weight from the rear axle of the tow vehicle to the front axle. An unloaded front axle is quite dangerous, as is an overloaded rear axle. Whether or not you need a WD hitch is completely dependent on the tongue weight of your trailer and the towing/axle specifications of your tow vehicle.

In my case, my tow vehicle's specifications require a WD hitch if the tongue weight is over 500 lbs. My trailer has 600 or more lbs of tongue weight depending on how it is loaded, so the WD hitch is a necessity.

I also have sway bars, and have pulled with and without them, and I can get by just fine without, but the handling is just a little bit better with them so I usually put them on.

[daplumbr]

I thought proper weight distribution helps control sway.  Doesn't a wdh play some role in sway, even if its main purpose is to shift weight forward?  

[billmoore]

[quote source="/post/19940/thread" author="@sandroad" timestamp="1459083511"]I thought proper weight distribution helps control sway.  Doesn't a wdh play some role in sway, even if its main purpose is to shift weight forward?  [/quote]I don't think so, at least not with the torsion bar type of distribution. There isn't anything in the system to provide side-to-side friction to resist sway. But it allows for proper loading (10-15% hitch weight), and that reduces sway by decreasing the amount of leverage the back end of the trailer has on the back end of the TV.

[pinstriper]

[quote source="/post/19899/thread" author="@thudd3r" timestamp="1459004988"]even with a loaded th (we put a 1200 lb toy in ours) you likely wont need sway control.  there are many opinions about the use of a wdh on here, so i will let you make that decision on your own.

sway control really seems like a band aid for something else that is causing the sway.  keep the right amount of tongue weight, a level tongue angle, good tires, etc. and you shouldnt need sway control[/quote]Well, a lot of that has to do with the fact that you're towing with a 2500 HD <g>

Wheelbase also helps a lot. So do dual axles on the trailer, by the way, since I'm beating a dead horse about that.

[peislander]

[quote timestamp="1459083511" source="/post/19940/thread" author="@sandroad"]I thought proper weight distribution helps control sway.  Doesn't a wdh play some role in sway, even if its main purpose is to shift weight forward?  

I don't think so, at least not with the torsion bar type of distribution. There isn't anything in the system to provide side-to-side friction to resist sway. But it allows for proper loading (10-15% hitch weight), and that reduces sway by decreasing the amount of leverage the back end of the trailer has on the back end of the TV.
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[thudd3r]

i would say that using a 2500hd as a tt cancels my need for wd hitch, but not necessarily the need for sway control.  guarantee that by raising the tongue way up and loading my rzr nose first (engine weight hanging over the back of the th), i could induce some pretty serious sway.

simply following the 10-15% tongue weight guideline, and ensuring all the necessary components are good will go a long way towards not needing sway control.

and the last wdh i used had the trunion hars that mounted on the pads for sway control.  in addition to being a real pain to get the bars up and in place, it was the loudest, most annoying system ever constructed by man.