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THE FASTWAY E2 IS A WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH WITH AN IN-BUILT SWAY-CONTROL SYSTEM . WE PUT IT TO THE TEST …
How you load your caravan is crucial to its towing stability . We should all be aware of how to correctly load our vans , but no matter how well we load up , there are other factors in play that will have a bearing on the stability of a tow vehicle and caravan combination .
The weight imposed by the caravan ’ s coupling onto the towbar , as you know , will cause the rear of the vehicle to sag , see-sawing weight off the vehicle ’ s front-end . A reduction in handling and braking performance will ensue .
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That ’ s where weight distribution hitches ( WDH ) come in . Designed to transfer a portion of that weight on the towbar back to the frontend and , to some extent , the caravan itself , they have long been an important tool for levelling the towing combination . But what if I told you there was a device on the market that could level your ride while simultaneously providing permanent sway control ?