AGnGG
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I'm looking to upgrade my WDH. My TT came with an older Reese with straight bars and a friction sway control. I'd like to find a better sway control option. I've found a lot of info by searching on Equal-i-zer and Dual cam, but no good comparison between the two. It looks like it will be $300+ to upgrade my Reese with the dual cam hp and new spring bars, Equal-i-zers new are not much more. Anybody used both systems that can comment on which provides the best sway control?
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lat471
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I have used both and they both worked well. After I got the Equalizer (I changed to upgrade from 750# to 1200#)I was sold on the Equalizer just for the ease of hookup and performance. I believe if your going to upgrade and the costs are about the same IMHO it would be the Equalizer.
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fla-gypsy
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There have been many posts on this forum concerning this subject if you want to read more. If you currently have a Reese and Don't need bigger bars then why not just add on the Dual Cam to your existing bars? this would be less than $200. As for ease of attachment, I have heard and seen the comment many times that the Equalizer is somehow easier to hook up and I find that odd. Nothing hard or complicated about snapping up the brackets on a Dual Cam. I can attest to the performance of the Dual Cam, it is an excellent system.
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rhondavid
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Love my Dual Cam and I agree with fla gypsy. If you bars are the right size now there is no need to upgrade. Purchased my Dual Cam online for around $150 shipped several years back. Even of you do not have the bars with the cradle on them you can purchase adapter to be used from Reese and go with the the original version of Dual Cam.
Ultimately, I think you will find good review on both and both are excellent choices. But given you have a Reese hitch head and bars now, why get rid of it when you can just purchase the Dual Cam kit for a lot less money.
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downtheroad
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The argument that they are both very good and are both superior to a friction bar is TRUE.
The standard argument that Equal-i-zer is "easier to hook up" is simply NOT TRUE.
I know from experience that one IS quieter than the other but I will let the debate rage on about that.
I also know from experience that you can't go wrong with either and either will be better than what you have now.
(are you more confused than ever now that you have read my opinion?)
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vanman250
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I would look at upgrading what you have. For less then $200.00 you can have the dual cam setup. I also researched this and found they both work very well and I couldn't find a winner. I needed new bars and the dual cams, the person buying my old trailer needed WD so he bought my old setup with that it was cheaper to buy the Equalizer. Since I couldn't find any other reason to base my decision on I based it on money. I am happy with the Equalizer and think I would have been happy with the Dual Cam.
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acadianbob
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I think the real issue is whether your current Reese system has bars with the cam end on them. If not, you may need new bars or I believe somebody mentioned a retro-fit kit. In any event, the dual cam requires bars with the cam end.
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AGnGG
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My current bars have the straight ends. To use the dual cam HP version I'd have to upgrade the bars as well. I did see that I could use the standard dual cam version, looks to be similar to the HP version without adjustability in the cam location. The standard version does come with the adapters for the ends of straight bars. There hasn't been much discussion here about the standard dual cam system, just about the HP version.
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rhondavid
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There are adapters, which if I remember correctly are pretty inexpensive that can be added to straight bars. Think with the adapters you are still less than $200. These adapter should be quick and simple additions to existing bars that do not have the cradle on them.
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AGnGG: Reese makes a conversion for the straight bar to the dual cam, iI think that it's kit number 26001, but I don't remember for sure. Gotta run to a meeting, or I'd look it up for you. It'll save you big-bucks if your spring-bars are already the correct weight!
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