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    Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 6:29pm
Greetings All,

We're towing our 2014 179 with a 2014 6 cyl Jeep Cherokee with the towing package. Seem to get a bit of tail wag. Does anyone else out there have the same combo, and are you having the same issue? If so, have you installed a friction sway bar or other device?

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Geoff in CT
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Posts: 202 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Aug 2015 at 6:55pm
WDH with sway control. Problem solved.
Here is what I use:
1. http://www.harborfreight.com/10000-lb-capacity-weight-distributing-hitch-system-67649.html
2. http://www.harborfreight.com/trailer-sway-control-kit-96462.html

There are lots of other options at all price ranges.
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Thanks! I'm thinking of starting with the sway control piece first and see how effective that is.
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I'm not towing with your TV and I know there are a lot of people here who swear by a WDH, but I decided to just start with the sway bar only, since I wasn't getting porpoising, just sway. And I have been very happy with it.

Of course, we mainly just do weekend trips within a 100 mile radius, so I may have another opinion after our first distance trip next month. 

But when you've just sunk a chunk of change into a new Pod it's the few hundred bucks here and there that start to add up!
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Posts: 40 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Aug 2015 at 11:04am
I think I'm going to do the same thing. I also have a 2006 4cyl Tacoma, which does a decent job towing this trailer. The distance from the tow ball to the axle is greater, so I get less sway. That being said, we use the Cherokee for almost all our trips, which tend to be weekend trips the same as yours. I'll post results when I get the bar installed.

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Geoff
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Aug 2015 at 3:52pm
I could not imagine towing without a WDH. The ease of towing, the comfort, the piece of mind not to mention safety factor all add up to a VERY big benefit for not too much money. Just sayin.
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I'm not getting a lot of sway, just a bit. And my last trailer which was just a bit shorter and lighter spoiled me, since it had no sway at all-none. So in starting with the anti sway, and if I need it, I'll add the WDH.
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Aug 2015 at 9:23pm
See the link in my signature for info on sway, WDHs, etc.  First make sure the nose of the pod is level, or slightly nose-down (I prefer the later).  Also make sure you have enough weight on the tongue (10-15% of the total weight).
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Thanks for the info, mos def will...!
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We have a sway bar only and I've not experienced sway issues with our 171.
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