New Attitude Trailer Leaning

Had a shock break on my Sundance and it looked just like that. Also check tire wear as that would be a tail tail sign of broken spring shackle or shock.

I would so agree with something seriously wrong. I do also think it's a lot for that Tundra to haul. What's the tongue weight with the 1800 pound beast in the back? 3/4 ton or even 1 ton makes a huge difference.

A broken spring would not surprise me. In 2011, I broke a spring in south Texas (thought it was strange that I needed leveling boards when the campsite looked perfectly level) but pulled the fiver 1000 miles to home without realizing anything was wrong. Only after I got home did I notice that there was one broken spring.

Something definitely doesn't look right with the trailer but I think your tow vehicle is part of the towing problem. I loved my Tundra and I will stand up against any of the haters on here, but frankly that is way too much trailer for a stock Tundra. Even more so for one with a 6" lift and big tires.

The dry weight of that tt, at nearly 8k, is about as much as a stock Tundra can handle comfortably. Forget about the fictionary tow rating. The dry tongue weight of 1060lbs exceeds the receiver rating before you even load it. Unfortunately, I see a new truck in your future.

I towed our current trailer at 7600lbs loaded with our '07 crewmax. It pulled fine but we were overloaded even though nowhere near the tow rating. I wouldn't want to go any heavier. You are WAY heavier.

bp122084 wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
Was it leaning during your PDI / initial walk-through? From your picture, that would be pretty hard to miss.

I didn't really pay attention during the pdi. We did the walk through pretty fast and it was also inside a large garage bay so I didn't really get to stand back and look at it. You can't really notice it unless you're looking directly at the front. Although pulling it home that first day, I felt that something wasn't right with how it towed. It's pretty heavy, but felt as if it wants to pull to the side more than anything I've towed before.

i hear ya on that, lots of take in at a pdi.

how about something simple like air pressure on all four tires?

GordonThree wrote:
Was it leaning during your PDI / initial walk-through? From your picture, that would be pretty hard to miss.

I didn't really pay attention during the pdi. We did the walk through pretty fast and it was also inside a large garage bay so I didn't really get to stand back and look at it. You can't really notice it unless you're looking directly at the front. Although pulling it home that first day, I felt that something wasn't right with how it towed. It's pretty heavy, but felt as if it wants to pull to the side more than anything I've towed before.

Was it leaning during your PDI / initial walk-through? From your picture, that would be pretty hard to miss.

Start looking at the springs. Then get it weighed side to side.