Complete Breakdown of the Reese Friction Sway Control Kit Video

If you are backing up mainly in a straight line you can leave the Reese Friction Sway Control part #83660 installed but if you end up getting into a tight enough turn you'd need to disconnect the kit.

To get maximum benefits from the sway control, a series of road tests should be taken with the loaded trailer. A great starting point you will want to loosen the tension bolt till it no longer makes contact with the unit, now tighten it up right till…

All weight distribution/sway control systems make some noise since they all rely on friction to do their job. The stand-along friction sway control devices like the Reese #83660 are best disconnected before you back up a trailer or they are likely to…

For your 2024 Toyota Sienna Platinum you will need a 7-way connection along with the brake controller itself. I recommend the following: -Curt Powered Tail Light Converter #C59236 -Universal Installation Kit for Trailer Brake Controller #ETBC7…

The Curt Friction Sway Control, #17200 and the Reese Friction Sway Control, #83660 are very similar. Friction sway control systems are a simple design and don't vary much in how they work. As soon as your trailer begins to move out of line, the…

Hi John; I would not run a wire all the way back and try to connect it on your 4-way to install the #TK63VR. Instead, you can use the Roadmaster Universal Stop Light Switch Kit #RM-751000. The kit will become the new connection point for your red…

For a sway bar that will work nicely on the camper you are looking to purchase I recommend the Reese Friction Sway Control Kit #83660. Since your camper will be longer than 26 feet it is recommended to use two friction sway control bars so you will…

I do have an option that will allow you to use a sway control bar on the left side of a ball mount, however, the Reese Sway Control adapter plate #RP26003 is designed to be used on the right side only. To be used on the left side, this plate would…

Sway control is beneficial in towing conditions such as crosswinds or a large truck passing; the system will allow you to have greater stability and control than otherwise. There is a sway control bar that could work for you, the Reese Friction Sway…

The Reese Sway Control Kit part #83660 can be bolted to the frame of your enclosed trailer. And if you use the ball mount bracket part #RP26003 you wouldn't have to have a tab welded to your ball mount either.

Yes, the Reese Sway-Control Bracket #RP26003 that you referenced will fit with a 2-5/16 inch hitch ball. The confusion may be that this is designed to fit 2 inch ball mounts. That means ball mounts designed to fit 2 inch hitches. As long as the…

If your 1-1/4 inch hitch is on a 2008 Chevy HHR then it is a Class I hitch. You can identify a Class I based on the tongue weight and gross trailer weight capacities. A Class I hitch will top out at 200 pounds tongue weight capacity and 2,000 pounds…