sway bars

[Knepp1bj]

well i posted in the welcome section that we had put a deposit down on a salem, well we soon realized it wasnt going to work for our truck and ended up buying a shadow cruiser....

i understand this is a FR forum so I am sending my apologies early.

but we picked it up yesterday, a shadow cruiser 31bhs, its a great rig.

my question is the sway bars, when you put those on should you turn the handles all the way so they were tight? i put them on and turned 3-4 times, (dealer reco) and still felt some side to side swaying while driving home...just looking for opinions

[bikendan]

it would help if you stated what you're towing with and if you are using a WDH.

[Knepp1bj]

towing with a 2012 chevy silverado 1500...

wdh i would have to go back and look...it all came as a package deal.

[fkent1]

I'm assuming you have a friction sway bar since you mentioned tighten handle. I ran one for years and tighten as hard as I could go. They do not eliminate all sway and could if add 2nd one if you don't already have 2. After some use they will need to be cleaned with a wire brush. There are other options to help control sway through different devices. Look in etrailer.com.

[Great Laker]

I had 2 friction arms previously and hand tightened as far as they would go and backed off until handles were parallel to the arms facing forward. I remember reading those instructions. Make sure you loosen them before backing up and try not to drop them on a hard surface like concrete. The inside pads break off pretty easy.

[kho6658]

I use two and tighten them as far as I can by hand. Two versus one will make a big a difference.

[jlgail4309]

I knew my old hitch was set right when it made all kinds of noise turning a shape corner. That was as good as a friction hitch would do. Grinding and popping noise. I would start looking for a better hitch. If you plan on traveling a lot of miles.

[KDHfan]

When I got the walk through at the dealer, he told me to tighten it just until snug. It didn't take me long before I was tightening it as tight as I could get it and still be able to un-tighten. Made a huge difference.

[jlgail4309]

I put a open end on mine. And tightened up real good. I would get a second one to go on the other side. It about 50 bucks e trailer.com. under sway control. It's not going stop the sway all way. But it should help. Have u drove the trailer in the wind yet or trucks passing. Mine did ok with one or the other. But both high winds and passing trucks look out and hang on

[Knepp1bj]

i have 2 sway bars, one on each side.

i am going to try and tighten a little more on my next trip. thanks for replies, i am sorry i am not a FR owner for now and there are no shadow cruiser forums

[Knepp1bj]

i have 2 sway bars, one on each side.

i am going to try and tighten a little more on my next trip. thanks for replies, i am sorry i am not a FR owner for now and there are no shadow cruiser forums

[MtnGuy]

Originally Posted by Knepp1bj

i have 2 sway bars, one on each side.

i am going to try and tighten a little more on my next trip. thanks for replies, i am sorry i am not a FR owner for now and there are no shadow cruiser forums

Although the members here mainly are familiar with Forest River products, we have many members that no longer own or never owned a Forest River product. No apology needed for not being a Forest River owner. The question that you asked is not a specific Forest River product question.

BTW, I think Shadow Cruiser owners gather at this forum: Fun Finder Owner's Club Forums

[Knepp1bj]

yeah i prefer this site becuase the fun finder site doesnt seem to have to many updated posts.

[desman]

Which Salem model were you gonna get before you realized your truck was not up to par?

[Knepp1bj]

we were going to buy the salem 31qbts but was way to heavy