best anti sway for travel trailer

[firetom]

I currently have a 2015 chevy 2500 with towing package. It has a anti-sway integration. The 32 foot travel trailer still produces sway above 60 MPH. What devices are available to install to eliminate the sway in the trailer?

[dave961]

This is what I use. locks 'er in tight.
https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Dist...e/RP66084.html

[Chuck_S]

Another "best" question? What's the best beer? What's the best motor oil? What's the best pickup truck? You get the idea.

A proper Weight Distribution Hitch will also minimize fishtailing. Sway is a less terrifying word for the same thing. I'm using the Equilizer (brand). Works in harmony with my Ford sway control.

Sway is the product of improper weight distribution so fix that as well.

-- Chuck

[Cabinfever97]

The best...IMO A Hensley or Propride. They are costly but again IMO worth every penny. We have a Hensley and I get no sway. In windy conditions no matter what set up you use you will be able to feel the wind push your TT. With the Hensley the wind can push all it wants but the TT will not sway. Used Hensley and Proprides come up for sale on occasion. We bought our Henslet used 6 years ago for $750.

[Dustyhd]

Fix the problem with the trailer that’s making it sway, don’t put a bandaid on it.

[SailorSam20500]

Originally Posted by Chuck_S

Another "best" question? What's the best beer? What's the best motor oil? What's the best pickup truck? You get the idea.

A proper Weight Distribution Hitch will also minimize fishtailing. Sway is a less terrifying word for the same thing. I'm using the Equilizer (brand). Works in harmony with my Ford sway control.

Sway is the product of improper weight distribution so fix that as well.

-- Chuck

Originally Posted by Cabinfever97

The best...IMO A Hensley or Propride. They are costly but again IMO worth every penny. We have a Hensley and I get no sway. In windy conditions no matter what set up you use you will be able to feel the wind push your TT. With the Hensley the wind can push all it wants but the TT will not sway. Used Hensley and Proprides come up for sale on occasion. We bought our Henslet used 6 years ago for $750.

I agree with both of the above. When you ask for "best" you need to define the criteria for being the best.

Ball mount anti-sway hitches control sway using friction or a spring action to control and minimize it. Hensley and ProPride prevent sway by eliminating the pivot point at the ball. They are significantly more expensive than ball mount hitches. Generally, folks who use a Hensley or ProPride won't go back to ball mounts.

There is a recent thread about a guy who broke a toe releasing the pressure on the WD bars of a ball mount hitch - so there are plusses and minuses for all types of hitch.

You will find plenty of people who swear by each available hitch.

Do your research to decide what is best for you.

[dbledan]

You didnt mention your trailer and if you use anything now on the hitch. 5er or bumper pull? Assume bumper pull and not WDH. With the truck you have any of the WDHs with sway control built in would likely work well for you and maybe a few simple sway bars could make it work. I have not seen a WDH that can handle over 1400lb tongue weight other than blueox. If under 1400lbs on the tongue there are many other options.

You asked for the best. I tried the blueox sway pro 1500. It worked ok but I needed the Propride P3 to make me comfortable with cross winds. It resolved my issues with sway but comes at 5x the cost of others and did not help my weight problems doubling the hitch weight. Propride has limits. TW over 1400lbs it cannot help you so you would be back to blueox sway pro that can handle up to 1900lb tongue weight with the right bars. Propride does have a 60day refund but you would pay a few hundred in shipping to return it. Worth every penny to me though so I kept it.

What ever you get you will need either a shank adaptor or tell them up front you need a 2.5in shank if that is what you have.

[jeffnick]

I fixed mine with a lighter foot.

[Wileykid]

Originally Posted by firetom

I currently have a 2015 chevy 2500 with towing package. It has a anti-sway integration. The 32 foot travel trailer still produces sway above 60 MPH. What devices are available to install to eliminate the sway in the trailer?

The anti-sway system in the Chevy (and all the other trucks), only activates when it detects trouble. And who wants to be at that point?

Like what was mentioned above, even though Chevy does not require a weight distribution hitch, it will help by putting weight back on the front wheels. A good weight distribution hitch will also have an anti-sway system built in. Don't go cheap, but you don't have to go the most expensive either. Lots of threads here on them. Pick your poison and enjoy your towing experience after that.

[RACarvalho]

I tow a 34' 11" (hitch to bumper) with a F150 and I use two of these:
https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Dist...urt/17200.html

No sway problems and no noise.

That being said, if your front wheels are light, the anti sway will not fix that.

[JohnD10]

I used a DrawTite WDH setup with a Reese sway bar for 15 years and loved it.

Both on my 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 and for one season on my 2015 Chevy 2500HD before switching to a 5'ver.

As was mentioned, they take a few minutes to hitch up, and I was also told that with the 2500HD I wouldn't need it...but I used it anyway.

And, you'll need to learn how to set it up correctly or you are just wasting your time and money!

I would NEVER EVER tow a TT without the WDH...

Anyway, wish I had kept all of that as I'm now thinking about going back to a TT...

Nah!

[Ejs4029]

I picked up a Husky CenterLine TS Hitch from RVAutoParts.com for just a tad over $200 when I bought it now it's $226 it's the 33039 and is the 1K to 1.4K version they also have the 800lb to 1.2K version for $203 the 33092

I figured for that price I would give it a try and if I didn't like could easily sell it on CL and not lose much $$$ so far towed about 2K miles on it this year and it works great.

[DDC]

Rather than try to control just go this way, there is no sway ever. Hensley Mfg., Inc. - Trailer Sway Eliminated...Guaranteed

I had one for twenty years and when I switch to the fifth wheel I traded it in on one of their fifth hitches, got my money back and used it all those years.

[Daves rv]

[QUOTE=firetom;1967552]I currently have a 2015 chevy 2500 with towing package. It has a anti-sway integration. The 32 foot travel trailer still produces sway above 60 MPH. What devices are available to install to eliminate the sway in the trailer?[y/QUOTE]

I have had good luck with this WD anti sway system. It works as designed and is easy to hook up and unhook. They have different weight bars depending on tongue weight and trailer weight.

Not getting into the what is best debate I am just suggesting this has worked well for me.

[jeffnick]

Here's what I did.
https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/20...anti-sway.html

[jandrews3]

I use Husky Centerline TS and it works great for me.

[Bob43]

Lots of good products this is what I use to pull a 26RR (30Ft)
https://www.etrailer.com/Weight-Dist...EQ37120ET.html

[Was]

The best is Hensley or ProPride. No sway at all!

[ChateauV10]

Travel trailers can have a tendency to sway. One tow vehicle loaded a certain way one day, towing a particular trailer on a particular day may or may not exhibit sway.

Comparisons, concerning the various friction-based anti-sway systems, saying essentially " I've used X with Y and have had no problems" is no different, as far as actionable information is concerned, as saying "I used A with B and had nothing but trouble"

Trailers and tow vehicles vary a lot. Throw in set-up, loading, wind, road conditions, temperature and tire pressure makes most comparisons totally unreliable.

If you want a system that will ALWAYS work, it's Hensley or Propride.

Use of the rest is a matter of hope and belief, improved to some extent by putting some friction (not damping) in the system. One of the friction-based systems may work for your situation, but the emphasis is on MAY.

Good luck

[Lins]

Originally Posted by Dustyhd

Fix the problem with the trailer that’s making it sway, don’t put a bandaid on it.

Ding ding ding, we have a winner.