Sway Bar

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Topic: Sway Bar

Posted By: HZNHRZ
Subject: Sway Bar
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 3:46pm

What kind of a sway bar should I use for my RPod 176?

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Posted By: photog
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 4:43pm

Depends on you TV whether you need one or not. If you do, just about any sway control will do.

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Heinrich and Elly
2010 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab
2010 Prime Time Tracer 205M

Posted By: psaman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 6:47pm

I recently installed a friction type sway bar on our 177. On the of the page on the following link there is a section on sway control. Hope it helps.
http://www.etrailer.com/faq-weightdistribution.aspx - http://www.etrailer.com/faq-weightdistribution.aspx

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2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod"
2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition"

Posted By: harleyguy1
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 9:02pm

One member on here recently said a sway bar is great insurance at a small price, a large truck or gust of wind from the side can cause you big problems. If you don't need a weight distributing hitch, this sway bar made by Curt Mfg. is very good at a reasonable price, I think I paid $49.95 through Amazon.com.

Curt Manufacturing 17200 Sway Control Kit

by http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_automotive?_encoding=UTF8&node=15684181&field-brandtextbin=Curt%20Manufacturing - Curt Manufacturing

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Marshal
2011 R-177
Longview, Tx

Posted By: psaman
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 9:46pm

Originally posted by harleyguy1

One member on here recently said a sway bar is great insurance at a small price, a large truck or gust of wind from the side can cause you big problems. If you don't need a weight distributing hitch, this sway bar made by Curt Mfg. is very good at a reasonable price, I think I paid $49.95 through Amazon.com.

Curt Manufacturing 17200 Sway Control Kit

by http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_automotive?_encoding=UTF8&node=15684181&field-brandtextbin=Curt%20Manufacturing - 2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition"

Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2011 at 10:30pm

Welcome to the board! What will you be using as a tow vehicle?

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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual

Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 4:04am

I have had big trucks fly by me with no effect. But that doesn't mean somewhere down the road I wouldn't wish I had one. My Jeep Liberty seems to control it just fine. One thing that helps me is the heavy duty suspension I have for off road. Plus it weighs 1/2 ton more than a stock Liberty!

Terry

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RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4
Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565

Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2011 at 9:06am

If you're unsure, you should probably talk to a local towing specialist. Depending on your vehicle, you may want to consider a weight distributing hitch (WDH) with sway control.

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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150