Aged bushings - Diesel Forum

TURKEY · 07-29-2008, 01:40 PM

Could it be possibe that aged swaybar and spring eye bushing could contribute to travel trailer sway? The truck's around 160,000 miles, just purchased a 27' TT and have tried everything to smooth out the sway. Before I consider going with a Hensley Arrow I want to make sure I've ironed out all possibilities with the truck. I've checked all the weights everything is good. I'm currently running a Reese WD with dual cam.

gmoore · 07-29-2008, 11:31 PM

Any looseness in the steering linkage could contribute to causing sway. Generally, trailer loading (not enough tongue weight), tire pressures, and trailer attitude (level front to back) while towing, have a greater effect/influence on sway than minor looseness/slop in the steering linkage.

Good luck

OMCUSNR · 07-30-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TURKEY

Could it be possibe that aged swaybar and spring eye bushing could contribute to travel trailer sway? The truck's around 160,000 miles, just purchased a 27' TT and have tried everything to smooth out the sway. Before I consider going with a Hensley Arrow I want to make sure I've ironed out all possibilities with the truck. I've checked all the weights everything is good. I'm currently running a Reese WD with dual cam.

Have you got shocks on the trailer? It'll help dampen the ride quite a bit.

OMC