Xerofall
Senior Member
Help with friction sway bar setup.
I have a 2006 T139FK, towed with a 2008 Jeep JK.
Hitch weight is good, Jeep is retrofitted with official MOPAR towing kit. Brake controller installed. Jeep set to tow. Hitch and trailer tongue are correctly aligned. Safety chains and breakaway are there.
While driving home from the dealership I noticed a little wobble, so I added a friction type sway bar. I haven't towed since as I've been working on tweaking it, getting it ready to camp later this month.
I've never used this type of sway bar, I understand how it works, how to hook it up, taking it off when backing up... but there's a tention rod to increase or decrease the amount of tention and I'm not exactly sure how tight it needs to be.
I obviously do not want to start towing on the freeway without being 100% sure I'm in working order.
I've researched a few places and the jist I am reading is "play around with it in an open space." but they never really say what I need to look for, what I need to set the tention to, how much, etc.
How tight is too tight, how loose is too loose, for example? Should I start off tight or not tight?
I have a 2006 T139FK, towed with a 2008 Jeep JK.
Hitch weight is good, Jeep is retrofitted with official MOPAR towing kit. Brake controller installed. Jeep set to tow. Hitch and trailer tongue are correctly aligned. Safety chains and breakaway are there.
While driving home from the dealership I noticed a little wobble, so I added a friction type sway bar. I haven't towed since as I've been working on tweaking it, getting it ready to camp later this month.
I've never used this type of sway bar, I understand how it works, how to hook it up, taking it off when backing up... but there's a tention rod to increase or decrease the amount of tention and I'm not exactly sure how tight it needs to be.
I obviously do not want to start towing on the freeway without being 100% sure I'm in working order.
I've researched a few places and the jist I am reading is "play around with it in an open space." but they never really say what I need to look for, what I need to set the tention to, how much, etc.
How tight is too tight, how loose is too loose, for example? Should I start off tight or not tight?
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