Rv Sway Bar Adjustment

Since we took delivery of our newmar baystar 3306 we ve had white knuckle handling on the highways.

Rv sway bar adjustment.

For more advanced tuning and adjustments based on the type of anti sway bar read on. I guess i don t understand how this adjustment effects sway. The anti sway bars are attached as per the manufacturer s instructions. To make sure you know which way to turn those screws you should do a test drive with your tow vehicle and your trailer filled with the same weight you will have on your trip.

If i move mine to the front hole the ends of the sway bar will be above the leaf springs. I wish someone would post before and after pics instead of only after. The motion makes it difficult to control the vehicle and creates an unpleasant ride. Simple things like a semi truck passing us or making turn.

Start out setting the sway control by testing with the adjustment bolt at the factory preset level of friction. When looking at my front sway bar as it came from the factory it is bolted in the hole closest to the sway bar. It is colloquially referred to as fish tailing the experts at lakeshore rv referenced below advise that all trailers. Travel trailer sway the uncontrolled side to side motion experienced in cross winds when being passed by 18 wheelers or during heavy braking is a dangerous and disconcerting event.

A recreational vehicle will sway from side to side when traveling down a road. Unfortunately that free movement means that sometimes your trailer will sway excessively creating a dangerous situation that can result in an accident. Sway control bars from husky and other manufacturers can help keep sway within safe limits but they might need adjustment to work properly with your own towing setup. If there is not enough sway control adjust the tension bolt 1 4 turn clockwise tighter if there is too much tension adjust the tension bolt counter clockwise.

Affixing anti sway bars to the.