Sway Bar necessary for light travel trailer?
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Sway Bar necessary for light travel trailer?
So, I bought a light travel trailer over the weekend (president's day sale, yay!)... It's the Forest River Surveyor 305. It's gross length is 34' and height is about 9'6". Dry weight is about 6,500lbs and capacity is 3,000lbs.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
Last edited by johnszac; 02-25-2011 at 06:47 PM.
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So, I bought a light travel trailer over the weekend (president's day sale, yay!)... It's the Forest River Surveyor 305. It's gross length is 34' and height is about 9'6". Dry weight is about 6,500lbs and capacity is 3,000lbs.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
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So, I bought a light travel trailer over the weekend (president's day sale, yay!)... It's the Forest River Surveyor 305. It's gross length is 34' and height is about 9'6". Dry weight is about 6,500lbs and capacity is 3,000lbs.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
Like stated above..
You don't have independent suspension in the rear.
Did you mean sway control arm for the WD bars instead of sway bar?
I can see adding a sway control arm to the required WD set up you need to tow this trailer. When... yes when, not if, you tow and get into the wind you will be glad you got the sway arm. Otherwise you might have to stop until the wind dies or drop your towing speed considerably.
BTW I get 20-30 trailers a year in for repair due to either wind damage while towing or damage caused to the trailers/trucks that went off the road while towing in the wind.
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So, I bought a light travel trailer over the weekend (president's day sale, yay!)... It's the Forest River Surveyor 305. It's gross length is 34' and height is about 9'6". Dry weight is about 6,500lbs and capacity is 3,000lbs.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
I was told I would need a sway bar for this trailer, but I question whether that is the case or not. The trailer is about as aerodynamic as a elephant, so I know wind gusts will cause some sway, but will it be so bad that I have to sacrifice my independent rear suspension by putting on a sway bar?
What do you guys think about this? I have a 2010 F-150 FX2 SuperCrew with the 3.73 gear ratio (11,300lb tow capacity).
To sway or not to sway; that is the question.
Last edited by TUX150; 02-26-2011 at 09:12 AM.
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