Re: Question about towing
I know what he is talking about, this was his quote! "Many vehicles of today have something called traction control devices that are used to conteract sway. These do a very good job at redirecting the forces away from the suspension system but should not be considered a total solution."
This information is not all correct. ESC systems will be required on every vehicle after 2012. They were first introduced on Mercedes and bmw in the early to mid 90s. You can look at it as a anti-sway if you want but it really isn't. The job of the ESC is to controll traction, over steer and under steer. Every manufacturer at this point calls it by different names. But they all pretty much do the same thing. The ESC controls wheel spin by braking individual wheels/tires in an incedent that is caused by over steer or under steer. It will use the brakes and/or the rmps to gain better control of the vehicle.
I wasn't saying it wouldn't help, I said it wasn't an anti-sway system. It is in fact, a
anti-slide system.
he isn't talking about sway bars.... he's talking about electronic stability control.... It is a system, similar to traction control, that actively applies individual brakes to control adverse yaw forces.. IE alternating brakes L to R to stop the rear of the vehicle from swaying. They can be downright amazing.
