Need your opinions again.
Just bought a 2008 Holiday Rambler Savoy LXTT 32RKD. I live a good distance from the dealer so i made numerous calls to make sure everything was right before we went to pick it up. I wanted the Reese Strait-line system with dual cam system put on it. But somehow through miscommunication they had the Reese weight distribution with the friction anti-sway put on it. After some dissapointment, I left the dealership with that setup. I emailed them yesterday and they are willing to make things right. If I return the trailer they will install the correct setup but the service manager said he would rather the setup that is installed currently.
My question is what do I do? Is the current setup better or not? I went from a 5'er to a TT and want to eliminate as much sway as possible. What do you think????????
i asked the same typ of question here some time ago and from what i get is the dual cam prevents sway, and the friction operates when sway occures.
with that i plan on getting the dual cams for mine! good luck
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Richard,
To me, this is a no brainer. Take the time and effort to get you rig set up with the Reese Strait-Line system. Your Savoy is a long trailer. Strait Line is state of the art weight distribution and SWAY CONTROL. Friction bars are old school equipment.
Some dealers don't like to install the Reese because they are much more labor intensive and critical than the friction bar. They must be set up and dialed in correctly.
Congrats on your new rig and many safe adventures to you and your family.
For a trailer of about 15 feet or shorter the friction bar is an adequate anti sway system (I towed my 25 footer over 40,000 miles using one) but for a larger trailer the Straight Line is a far superior system. It will apply about 10 times the force keeping the connection straight and will assist in straightening it after it has been bent by making a turn. All friction bars simply apply their force to maintain the current angle whether it's straight or bent. Good luck / Skip
My dealer said the same thing and that the weight bars I already had were fine. I did not feel comfortable towing a 32' 11" TT with only 1 sway bar. I took a beating on price to have it quickly but, got the Reese HP DC and 1200 lb bars and DH installed it. I feel much more comfortable with this set-up. Is it over-kill? Maybe, but for my peace of mind it is worth it!
First, get the Dual Cam installed and take off the friction control. The Dual Cam will be a MUCH better sway control device. Even the manufacturers of the friction sway control recommend they be used on trailers under 25 feet and use two if over that length.
Second, let them install it but you can almost be assured that you will have to re-do the adjustment by yourself. I would also watch them VERY carefully while they are installing it to make sure they do it right. Since they already said they would prefer a friction control to the Dual Cam shows just how much they know about it! Make sure that when they install the brackets to the frame, that they allow enough movement on the threaded part of the arms to make adjustments both in and out. It is quite common for dealers to bolt the brackets on the frame where there is no adjustment room left on the arms and the brackets have to be re-mounted which means drilling more holes in the frame. Even if they get them right, they will probably not take the time and effort needed to get them adjusted correctly. The Dual Cams must be centered EXACTLY on the crook of the bars when the truck and trailer are in a perfectly straight line for the system to work well. Otherwise, they fight each other and you do not get the sway control you should.
I would study, print out, and take with you this sticky post. It will tell you how to set up your WD hitch and the second part of it deals specifically with the HP Dual Cam adjustments. Show it to the techs when they start to install your hitch and you should oversee their work with it in hand.
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Congrats on your new rig, but please do yourself a favor and save yourself some headaches and return to your dealer and tell him to install WHAT YOU WANTED, not what he wanted. I bet he wouldn't tow that long trailer with a friction sway bar, and "IF" he would, well, I'd be finding a new dealer.
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The dealer new what you wanted, but went behind your back and installed what he wanted which was easier and cheaper. I would say your better off buying and installing the DC yourself as the dealer will just screw up the install anyway. ask anyone on here! for the price of gas it will cost you to drive there and back it will be a wash.
I have the Dual Cam system and I would not tow with any other system!
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I looked up your LXTT 32RKD trailer. And if I found the right one, that is a 34' 1" long rear kitchen TT. Is it? LXTT 32RKD
The dealer said they wanted to use "their" friction sway bar on 34 foot of a 10,000# GVWR TT in place of a DC. Holy cow.....
Here is a friendly camper heads up. Call Reese Tech service. It is a free call. The 1-800 number is on the bottom of the HP WD hitch instructions. HP WD hitch
Tell them you just bought a 34 foot 10,000# GVWR rated TT. Would they recommend you use their friction sway bar control or their DC on that TT?
And if you do, please tell us the outcome.
Oh and one other friendly heads up, rear kitchen TT's can load rear end heavy some times. You need good tongue weight, 13 to 15% tongue per loaded TT GVW to create a stable TT. While the DC is a good hitch, it will not correct for an out of balance TT.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Hope this helps
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Make sure that when they install the brackets to the frame, that they allow enough movement on the threaded part of the arms to make adjustments both in and out. It is quite common for dealers to bolt the brackets on the frame where there is no adjustment room left on the arms and the brackets have to be re-mounted which means drilling more holes in the frame. Even if they get them right, they will probably not take the time and effort needed to get them adjusted correctly. The Dual Cams must be centered EXACTLY on the crook of the bars when the truck and trailer are in a perfectly straight line for the system to work well. Otherwise, they fight each other and you do not get the sway control you should.
