Reese Dual Cam 26000 sway control.

[pontiac]

Hi,
We are looking to purchase either a 2017 Micro Lite 21Ds or a 2104S.
I have my old Reese 26000 dual cam sway control ( from the 70's).Would this be a better choice than a friction type control?
The tow vehicle is a 2016 Chevy Tahoe, 5.3 with a 3.08 rear end rated to
tow approximately 6400 pounds.
Thanks for your help..

[youroo]

Originally Posted by pontiac

Hi,
We are looking to purchase either a 2017 Micro Lite 21Ds or a 2104S.
I have my old Reese 26000 dual cam sway control ( from the 70's).Would this be a better choice than a friction type control?
The tow vehicle is a 2016 Chevy Tahoe, 5.3 with a 3.08 rear end rated to
tow approximately 6400 pounds.
Thanks for your help..

The issue is what is the Bars weight range?
They vary from 500# to 1200# in that age group! Bars are used in certain tongue weight range! Youroo!!

[midnightpumpkin]

Your old dual cam is going to be much better than any friction sway control.
As the previous poster said, you may have to change the bars to a more appropriate weight rating, depending on what you have.

John U

[youroo]

Originally Posted by pontiac

Hi,
We are looking to purchase either a 2017 Micro Lite 21Ds or a 2104S.
I have my old Reese 26000 dual cam sway control ( from the 70's).Would this be a better choice than a friction type control?
The tow vehicle is a 2016 Chevy Tahoe, 5.3 with a 3.08 rear end rated to
tow approximately 6400 pounds.
Thanks for your help..

Do your bars have the "Bolt On Cams"? Youroo!!

[pontiac]

I have the Bolt-On-Cams..

[DocRob]

Stay with the Dual Cam if you can!!! I had a friction control on my Roo 17 and when I put the Dual Cam on it made a world of difference. Admittedly I was running at the ragged edge of my TW rating but I would stay with the Dual Cam. I had an older reese hitch and was able to change to the dual cam by simply installing the Dual Cam parts so I know it was the dual cam that made the difference. If your bars are setup for a heavier trailer then you might have to change them, but etrailer sells all the separate parts. I have since changed TW but still wouldn't go back to the friction system. Had a friend watch as semi's went by and he said it was amazing to see how the trailer made a brief sway and then jumped back in line.
Happy camping.

[pontiac]

Thanks for your reply. The Reese dual cam sway have always been one
of the better (perhaps the best) out there.

[Burnking]

I currently have a standard WDH with friction sway control. Is there a way to retrofit to dual cam control with out having buying a whole new setup? I see that the ends of the bars are different on the Reese hitches.

[DocRob]

Not sure what your starting with but I will tell you what I did and see if it helps. I had an older Reese head unit with straight bars that were likely the 1000 lb size. So I wanted to add the Dual Cam so this is what I did.
1. Looked at my head unit and noted that I needed to raise the ball since the newer head units set the ball higher. A one inch longer shank would likely have worked but I wanted a little more height anyway so I went with a two inch extended shank.
2. Ordered 800 lb bars since I was pulling a Roo 17 with an Escape but order the ones that will best fit your needs. etrailer sells all the different bars.
3. So now I had the right bars and the right ball height all I had to do was order the dual cam assemblies.
It all worked together as if it came that way as a package and cost me less than $300 rather than over $500. The Dual Cam addition made by combination very drivable and not having to unhook anything during backing is great.
FYI - I read the directions a couple of times, drilled and taped carefully and once I got everything on I took the rig across the street to the college parking lot (Sunday afternoon) and fine tuned the settings.

[pontiac]

Another question(s).
We are looking to purchase a 2017 Rockwood Mini Lite 2306. The unloaded weight is 4400 lbs., hitch weight 510 lbs., with a cargo capacity of 1425 lbs. All weights are approximate. The tow vehicle is a 2016 Chevy Tahoe, 5.3 with the 3.08 rear end. Chevy rates the Tahoe to tow 6400 # with the 3.08. I have a Reese 26000 with the dual cam (add on).The bars that I have now are rated at 750 pounds. Do I need to change
to 550 pound bars or ????
Thanks for all the help so far.

[Crabman]

Originally Posted by pontiac

Another question(s).
We are looking to purchase a 2017 Rockwood Mini Lite 2306. The unloaded weight is 4400 lbs., hitch weight 510 lbs., with a cargo capacity of 1425 lbs. All weights are approximate. The tow vehicle is a 2016 Chevy Tahoe, 5.3 with the 3.08 rear end. Chevy rates the Tahoe to tow 6400 # with the 3.08. I have a Reese 26000 with the dual cam (add on).The bars that I have now are rated at 750 pounds. Do I need to change
to 550 pound bars or ????
Thanks for all the help so far.

You should not have to. The bars have a load range and 750lbs would be the upper end of that range. I used 1200 lb bars on a 900 lb hitch weight for years with good results. I`m still using those bars with the old style Reese DC on the new trailer and it works just fine. I will also add your LOADED tongue weight will be heavier then the published 510lbs empty.

[DocRob]

If you had twelve hundred pound bars I would change them but I use 800 pound bars on my Roo17 and they ride fine.

[Crabman]

Originally Posted by DocRob

If you had twelve hundred pound bars I would change them but I use 800 pound bars on my Roo17 and they ride fine.

Agreed 1200 lb bars would be too much for the OP but he should be fine with 750`s.

[pontiac]

Sounds like I will be able to use my 750# bars on the 2306 Mini Lite.
Thanks for all the help!