Electronic sway control system helps control and reduces sway in trailers with or without weight distribution. Monitors trailer lateral movement and independently applies the left and right trailer brakes to correct the sway.
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Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars (10 Customer Reviews)
Electronic sway control system helps control and reduces sway in trailers with or without weight distribution. Monitors trailer lateral movement and independently applies the left and right trailer brakes to correct the sway.
Had this unit installed now for over a year and haven't looked back. Works as advertised, but how would you know when all you need to do is install it, drive it and have no sway control issues with your travel trailer which is exactly what its supposed to do. Little extra thinking and work wiring it up yourself, but the excellent service department provides you with all of the pointers and clarifications that you need to successfully install the unit yourself if you are handy around vehicles and minor automotive wiring. One of the best features for me about this unit is saving on tow vehicle payload weight take ups which seems to be an ever present issue in the RV travel trailer world where the added weight from mechanical RV hitch load levelers and sway control mechanical mechanisms eating up your vehicles payload capacity and also from losing sway control function with mechanical sway control hitches during inclement wet weather.From what I read from fellow RV`rs and their reasons for not choosing this electronic sway controller is seems to be their hesitancy to tackle the minor brake wiring adjustments to your TT`ers brake wiring needed during installation, and they shouldn`t be because its not that difficult. Well worth the money from my perspective!
For the most part it's a waste of money. It's a cool device and when the technology matures it will probably save a lot of bumper pulls. The problem with this product is that the trailer has to have significance way in order for it to work,... and if you are an experienced driver, you've already compensated by the time that happens. It's way is an issue on your trailer then replace the suspension you'll get a much better response
Jenny N - 12/03/2021etrailer, thus far, has been nothing but terrific. Fast shipping and what appears to be knowledgeable staff. What more can you ask for? One thing. If you are showing products based on the shopper's tow vehicle be more explicit about additional product/installation requirements/recommendations. Assume that some of the shoppers are new RV'ers. This Tuson Asymetiric Sway Control unit requires the short and inexpensive plug and play wiring connecter thingy for a Subaru Ascent, unless an owner wants to cut into their car's wiring and splice. I doubt that most would prefer to do that. The product was shown based on the owner's car. Show us the whole picture clearly and explicitly. The link in the second paragraph is insufficient. The thingy is inexpensive, but the time wasted is not. Thanks.
I got one of these for our Hawk 2-horse bumper-pull trailer about a year ago. In central Illinois we often have 30-50 mph gusty wind, so my wife & I have had several opportunities to put this thing to the test--and it passed with flying colors! On top of it doing a good job controlling sway, it is so convenient to be able to simply hookup and go, and there is no extra equipment to deal with when backing up.
I purchased this to use with a 23' Airstream travel trailer that I am towing with a Land Rover Discovery. Land Rover, unfortunately, does not recommend the use of weight distribution hitches on their vehicles so it was necessary to find some other way to control sway. I used this Tuson Sway Control device plus a Curt Friction Sway Control. With this setup we have been able to safely tow our Airstream through difficult conditions such as high winds, rain and mountain passes. In high winds it is noticeable, and extremely impressive, to feel how the Tuson activates the trailer brakes to control sway. Having said this, I would not recommend towing a trailer of this weight without a weight distribution hitch. We plan to switch our tow vehicle to one that will allow the use of weight distribution (which seems to be any vehicle other than a Land Rover). Even after changing to a setup with a weigh distribution hitch with integrated sway control, I will still be very glad to have the Tuson device installed on the trailer. Were I to purchase another travel trailer I would immediately install another Tuson Sway Control regardless of the tow vehicle and hitch setup. I am actually very surprised that travel trailer manufacturers do not offer this as a pre-installed option on their trailers. One thing to note for Airstream owners is that Airstream brakes are wired in series which, at least for me, made this not a do-it-yourself installation. My local Airstream dealer charged about $500 for installation which was well worth the price and it works great.
This is a great "peace of mind" product. It works great on my Palomino Puma XLE 25TFC toy hauler. This trailer is 30' long 12' tall and 8' wide. It weighs 6027 lbs empty and it is a terror to pull. This trailer starts swaying with the slightest breeze. I first installed a Husky centerline sway control load distribution hitch and that helped a little bit but after installing the Tuson, sway has litteraly stopped. The installation was pretty involved and you better be comfortable with cutting up your existing break wires. The installation also took me a little over 5 hours but it was well worth it. This kit also comes with an LED control light that mounts on the front of the trailer to let you know when the trailer is experiencing sway. The light will turn red until the sway is corrected. I saw the light turn red several times but by the time the red light comes on the sway is corrected and you never feel it. I highly recommend this product it is worth every penny.
Super service. Package delivered 1 day before schedule even with a snowstorm.
So far, so good. No real swaying... minor swaying in heavy side-winds. Easy installation for a DIY person.
I called for information about this and other items and Danielle the person I spoke with was very knowledgeable which is kind of rare anymore.
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