RE: I would also like Sway Bar info please
I don't want to jump in on your thread and I apologize but I am new to this, have no idea what I'm talking about and just knew that I needed sway bar info...so...here I am.
We have just agreed (nothing signed yet) to purchase a Cougar Travel Trailer in Georgia. We live in SC. It's a Keystone Cougar 294RLS. We are VERY new to trailer life and did have a small Casita (which, surprisingly, needed a sway bar!) but this long trailer is something new for us. All we can remember is being in Wyoming and the winds kicking up and us almost being swept off the road.
The dealer in Georgia recommends an equalizer hitch. I looked it up and the brand name IS Equalizer. It's a 4 pt system weight distribution hitch with sway bars. We don't know which one we should be getting and we are, right now, trusting the dealer. We did really like them when we decided to purchase.
The price online retail for this unit is about $650 to $700, other sites may have it for $500. I am not going to go crazy looking for the best price, I just want a good system. The dealer is charging us $995.00 to install this system and also to install the brake control (is that it?) in our Nissan Titan Crew Cab. We would never DREAM of installing it ourselves.
This item is very important to us as safety is a concern regarding where we'll be traveling. That little Casita had us worried more than once and we had that little sway bar for it. LOL
I have heard of Blue Ox and Draw Tite and those items but not of the one called Equalizer. I looked it up, watched a video on it and it appears to make sense (with what limited knowledge I have regarding such things) but I would like other opinions and also would like to know how to make sure what is done is being done correctly.
If there is a brand that performs much better then we would arrange to have that installed elsewhere when we pick up our trailer. If anyone has recommendations please let me know.
My husband is a great guy but he won't second guess anything. He just jumps in, feet first. (It's how he got stuck with me) I'm a bit more cautious...that's how come I have him. I need to investigate this on my own so I could use some help from some of you out there that know what you're talking about.
Thank you, and thank you thread starter for allowing me to butt in. Lorraine