Help on sway control and hitch |
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jloftin60
Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2013 Location: DeRidder, LA Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Topic: Help on sway control and hitch Posted: 07 Nov 2013 at 8:55pm |
Tow vehicle is a 2013 Suburban with a very high hitch, pulling a R-177. Even with a 8" drop receiver with a 2" ball, the nose of the trailer is riding a little up. I am not using a weight distribution,or anti sway hitch.
On the interstate with a side blowing wind, the ride is a little rough. Before I go spend a lot of money on something I don't need, what are your thoughts? What do I need to do to smooth things out? |
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Jdub
Groupie Joined: 17 Mar 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 94 |
Posted: 07 Nov 2013 at 9:12pm |
Reese friction bar on one side......works great.
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rex
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 24 Sep 2011 Location: stuart fla Online Status: Offline Posts: 119 |
Posted: 07 Nov 2013 at 9:41pm |
I have had good luck with wind tabs I installed,dont have the pushing feeling when being passed by large truckc,just a thought.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 07 Nov 2013 at 9:41pm |
I have the same problem with my WDH, even with the longest shank the nose is still slightly up. Between that and an improvement in ride quality with the WDH in place, I still use mine. Nose-up inclination contributes to sway, so you need something, at the very least the friction bar.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3252 |
Posted: 07 Nov 2013 at 9:46pm |
I agree with Jdub, friction bar worked wonders for us and if you do it yourself it is well under $ 100.00 total plus a little bit of your time, maybe an hour of labor.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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jloftin60
Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2013 Location: DeRidder, LA Online Status: Offline Posts: 12 |
Posted: 08 Nov 2013 at 12:54pm |
Hopefully this will solve my problem. |
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P&M
Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454 |
Posted: 08 Nov 2013 at 2:54pm |
yup, friction bar should do the trick for you!
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P & M ... and Comet too!
2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 08 Nov 2013 at 7:14pm |
I would measure first to see if a 10 inch drop will level out the trailer and then go with whatever anti-sway you decide on. I have to use a 12 inch drop on the Jeep to have the trailer level, but don't use anti-sway. Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 at 5:58pm |
I held out for a year and a half before buying friction sway control for my rpod. I had never encountered any major sway until a particularly windy drive up the coast of Lake Huron; even then, it wasn't too severe, it was just relentless (and tiring) for a couple of hours. I decided to give a friction bar a try - frankly, its well worth it for the calming influence it has on the trailer. The cost was minimal ($80 for the sway bar, $20 to have someone weld the tab onto my draw bar, the rest I did myself).
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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jato
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3252 |
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 at 6:10pm |
Good Move Outbound,
We experienced a similar situation in that the first couple of short trips we had our pod in the spring of 2011, no problem but going up I-75 from Gaylord north to the Mackinac Bridge the cross-wind was so severe we had to keep it at 45 mph. After that we did as you and have been 'happy campers' since. |
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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