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Bob 66

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Posted: 04/05/12 04:13am

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Does anyone know if you need to remove the sway bars on the Equil-i-zer hitch before backing? I have been told you don't.

dtzackus

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Posted: 04/05/12 04:20am

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No need to, but you will hear a little clanking while doing so, but no major problem, just the bars adjusting.

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Posted: 04/05/12 05:48am

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Not on that hitch.

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Posted: 04/05/12 06:11am

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Nope. Nothing in the manual about it. They will make some noise, especially if new or wet. Some people remove them because of the noise.

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Posted: 04/05/12 06:29am

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In eight seasons we have not.

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Posted: 04/05/12 07:12am

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You don't have to....but I personally do...

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Posted: 04/05/12 07:32am

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When new, mine made so much noise that I removed the bars before backing into campsite - as a courtesy to my fellow campers. Now that they are "broken in", I usually just back in without any significant noise.

I would still remove them if I had to make a very sharp turn (jack-knife) in order to get in the site.

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Posted: 04/05/12 08:26am

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My sway bars are my weight distribution bars and I have never taken them off to back up. If just moving around the yard etc I have not put them on. Do some equal-i-zer hitches have both sway and different weight distribution bars?

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Posted: 04/05/12 08:39am

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I JUST bought an Equalizer so I DON'T have to do that. On my Husky hitch I DID. I'm obsessed with eliminating "steps" in the in/out process of camping, especially on 2 day or shorter trips.

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