"Get the SHIMMY Out!"

We have this on our current fiver and pervious one. Awesome and super easy to use. Always there and just turn 3 knobs. http://www.steadyfast.com/howitworks.html

This is one of those "princess and the pea" things. We have a heavy Bighorn with the 6-point leveling system. It is very stable, but there is still a bit of motion when someone walks or the dog scratches herself. it's not enough to bother a full coffee cup. Bear in mind, even with six point stabilization like we have, at least one pair of wheels is on the ground and there are springs on those wheels.

When someone is walking around inside the 5er it will bounce/wiggle. Rubber tires will bounce, suspension systems are made to bounce. To eliminate the bouncing/wiggling you need to keep the weight from pushing down on the tires and suspension by making sure your stabilizers are tight between the 5er and the ground. Don’t just let them out far enough to touch the ground, turn the crank more to make sure they are tight so they will not allow the 5er to push down on the tires. Use a bipod/tripod under the king pin. Make sure it is tight between the ground and the king pin, don’t just adjust it till it touches, tighten it so the front overhang will not move. Make sure to check the stabilizers and bipod/tripod every couple of days because they will loosen up over time. Doesn’t make sense spending a lot of money on landing jack stabilizers when the landing jacks are stable and don’t bounce up and down. If you have properly adjusted the stabilizers and bipod/tripod then you shouldn’t have any bouncing/wiggling. This has worked for me over the past 15 years.
Chocks are to keep the 5er from rolling forward or backwards. They do not eliminate the weight of the 5er from pushing down and causing the bouncing/wiggling. If you park on a site that has a incline/decline then you probably want to use chocks to keep your 5er from rolling when you unhitch.
There are a lot of other options out there to “eliminate” the bouncing/wiggling if you have the extra money and want to spend it.

The JT Strongarms will help considerably, but short of raising it so the tires are off the ground, you will always get some movement. Some trailers are worse than others.

IMO the devices like the JT Strongarms are worth their price. Before I put them on our toyhauler, there was enough movement to spill coffee out of a cup when someone walked across the room. With them installed there is still some movement, but my coffee is now safe. :)

It has wheels and springs on it....enough said.

You have a 32-foot trailer that is supported only in the center at the axles. It doesn't have a foundation all the way around it. You can spend lots of money but you will never get the shimmy out. It's called a camper, which is different than a house. Just learn to live with it or you will spend tons of money and still be miserable.

I use one of these on the rear bumper and found it very effective for a fraction of the cost of some of the other systems mentioned. I also use the between the wheel chocks from BAL

http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/universal-rv-stabilizer/34337

It is the nature of the beast. Strong-arm or Bal locking stabilizer bars on the front landing gear will help a lot. There is also suspension bounce that nothing will take care of as the frame will flex in the center of longer trailers. When set up for extended periods I slightly jack up (enough to stabilize) the leaf Springs using a bottle jack under the leaf spring equalizers. Scissor jacks at the Centerpoint will provide the same support.
Remember, it is a camper on a frame with suspension meant to go down the road. There will be some bouncing, shimmy, whatever.

get the jt strong arms

X2! I installed them on my 35' tt this spring. It used to rock and shake so bad that it broke the heads off several jack bolts. The Strongarms took out 95% of the movement, even when the kids are jumping around. Not cheap, but worth every penny IMO.

Mine does the same thing. I've gotten used to it and the just don't think it's a big deal. I put some BAL stabilizers on my rear jacks and X chocks. They helped but I don't use them anymore. It's a camper not a house...

B.O.