Thread: swaybars (2)

nope! wont need it!
sway bars are for race cars. landys dont go that fast around
corners. the weight of the caravan will act as a from of sway bar.
the weight of the van will stabilise the rear of the county.

cheers phil

You probably won't notice the difference - the sway bar on the County is pretty thin anyway. And if the trailer is properly balanced it will make no difference to the handling, just slow you down (and you have to remember its there, especially when overtaking)!

Thanks guys,
I had to have a giggle on the overtaking part.
Then again, I guess we will find ourselves behind an occasional farmer on his Massey Fergusson !!
Actually the old girl has a 4.2 and with the gearing, it should travel pretty good.
Thanks,

I agree you probably wont need it but if you happen to invert the vehicle and its absent it gives the insurance company an out.
Be warned I remember a court case years ago with the Nissan G60.

Have a good trip

A decent front bar will add to the stability of the vehicle. The steering turn-in response will be sharper, but the understeer will be worse if you push it to the limit.

I put a front bar on for long trips, with a roofrack. It helps counter-act that roll-oversteer you sometimes get.

It can only help. Don't worry about a rear. The rear roll centre is higher, the rear bar doesn't do much. Factory ones are quite small, more for marketing then engineering reasons I suspect.

So I'd say put it on. Test it both ways, you'll notice the difference.

Regards
Max P