Hello I have a small 16bh TT. Every time I set up I put down the stabilizer jacks--and it seems to eliminate any side side wobble. However I still get a decent forward and back wobble. I'm a newbie. Is it that I am cranking the stabilizer jacks too much in the front? Should more pressure be on the tongue? I realize that the jacks I have are only supposed to stabilize (standard jacks and not the scissor type). But in would think I could eliminate this somehow with the standard equip. Unusually crank the jacks to where I see a very small rise in the tire/frame of the trailer.Any help would be appreciated. I'm currently out camping on the navy Coronado island and it is incredible.

I also use just the basic yellow camping world chocks and installe those once I stop and am about to lower the nose of the trailer onto the yellow come type thing I have for the tongue

Google B A L Lock arms. They reduce 90% of the wiggle.

Probably the best and cheapest way to reduce the front to back wiggle is the load the wheel chocks. You need 4 chocks and a helper. Also wood chocks work better for this as they won't crush or break. Park the trailer where you want it. Put a chock in front of the front tire on both sides of the trailer.Put a chock behind the rear tire on each side of the trailer.Put the tow vehicle in gear and pull the trailer forward a bit so the tires start to climb the front chock. Don't go to hog wild or you'll just crush the chock.Now press firmly on the brakes so the trailer cannot roll backwards.Have your helper kick the rear chocks up snug to the rear tiers then step back out of the way.Once the helper is out of the way put the vehicle in neutral and let the trailer roll back and settle between the chocks. The chocks should now be tight so you can't easily kick them out from under the tires. Your front to rear motion should be significantly reduced.Un-chocking is the reverse method, pull forward a bit and have helper kick the rear chocks out.

Make sure your 4 corner jacks are facing different directions. The two in the front should be parallel to the trailer and the back two should be adjacent - This strategy will remove all forward and side to side movement - 100% guaranteed!The front jacks should be pointing toward the nose of the trailer:The back jacks should be pointing outwards.This is how Lance Trailers are stabilized and I'm impressed by their engineering.

Those jacks are useless ! You need scissor jacks. Also even with the scissor jacks, the higher you jack them the less stable they will be. I made up wooden boxes to go under my stabilizers and my tongue jack for my 25 footer and it is rock solid If you could replace the ones you have with scissors, I think you would see a big improvementJack L

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DSDP_Don
Explorer
Nov 04, 2014
"scout226".....I'm guessing that your four corner jacks are all installed perpendicular to the length of the trailer, which means you are facing the side of the coach as you crank them down. The problem with this is that the coach won't move from side to side, but the jacks can tilt front to back giving you the movement you have.

The jacks should be mounted at a 45 degree angle to the trailer frame. So that one edge of the jack is protruding out the side and the other end is protruding out the rear.

This will restrict the movement. Your jacks are probably welded on, but remounting just the rears would probably help without adding a bunch of additional equipment.
Halmfamily
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
filrupmark wrote:
I couldnt see spending the money for the JT'S but I finally did and what a difference, Rock Solid . After we got them and inspected the quality and all the hardware that is included all of the sudden realized that they were not so expensive after all. We love them.

We started installing our JT Strongarms on Sunday but ran out of day light and warmth. Was jmpressed with just the rear one installed. Can't wait until this weekend to finish. Well built product and service is secondmto none.
filrupmark
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
I couldnt see spending the money for the JT'S but I finally did and what a difference, Rock Solid . After we got them and inspected the quality and all the hardware that is included all of the sudden realized that they were not so expensive after all. We love them.
GordonThree
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
opnspaces wrote:
Probably the best and cheapest way to reduce the front to back wiggle is the load the wheel chocks. You need 4 chocks and a helper. Also wood chocks work better for this as they won't crush or break.

Park the trailer where you want it.

Put a chock in front of the front tire on both sides of the trailer.

Put a chock behind the rear tire on each side of the trailer.

Put the tow vehicle in gear and pull the trailer forward a bit so the tires start to climb the front chock. Don't go to hog wild or you'll just crush the chock.

Now press firmly on the brakes so the trailer cannot roll backwards.

Have your helper kick the rear chocks up snug to the rear tiers then step back out of the way.

Once the helper is out of the way put the vehicle in neutral and let the trailer roll back and settle between the chocks.

The chocks should now be tight so you can't easily kick them out from under the tires. Your front to rear motion should be significantly reduced.

Un-chocking is the reverse method, pull forward a bit and have helper kick the rear chocks out.

I use this method too, but perhaps with a bit more risk... I'll back onto the chocks just slightly, then put the truck in park and set the parking brake full on. jump out, put a chock in front of the trailer wheels, give 'em a kick or two to set them tight. jump back in the truck, release the p-brake, shift into neutral and let the trailer level out between the chocks.

no more front to back wobble!
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
Halmfamily wrote:
2112 wrote:
X-Chock
I use one and really tightened things up

X2 on the X Chocks. My son puts them on in about 2 minutes while I'm plugging into shore power. Make sure you check and retighten again once tires have cooled down. Happy Camping

X Chocks work if you have tandem axles, but a 16 foot trailer probably only has 1 axle.
FrankShore
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
The method I posted above will do just great! It would probably take you repositioning the stabilizers.

If you need a leveler that will also work as a chock:

BAL Leveler

Single Axle Chock
scout266
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
X chock looks nice but my TT is only a single axle.
Dick_B
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
Look at Rotochoks. Look good, work well, easy on/off, expensive.
Veebyes
Explorer II
Nov 03, 2014
Trying to make a RV as stable as a house on foundations is as futile as trying to get a boat on anchor to stay still. It is gonna move. Get used to it.
tvman44
Explorer
Nov 03, 2014
X-Chocks will help a lot. JT Strongarm stabilizers will make it rock solid. :)

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