Backing Up with a Short Wheelbase?
Hi all, I have a new, 12-foot pop-up trailer that I'm towing with a 2010 2-door Jeep Wrangler. They both have fairly short wheelbases, and I'm finding that it's not easy to back the trailer up to whe...
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Short wheelbases result in VERY quick response from any input.
Back up very slow.
Make very small steering inputs and see what reaction occurs.
Practice!
Longer wheelbases require heavier inputs and are slower to respond....then you have to quickly correct and chase them. Being longer it is easier to correct.
Short wheelbases...fast reaction with limited correction.
Practice!
Go to large empty parking lot and practice backing into striped parking spaces, pulling into spaces, maneuvering around the space
Practice! Slow/small inputs.
Back up very slow.
Make very small steering inputs and see what reaction occurs.
Practice!
Longer wheelbases require heavier inputs and are slower to respond....then you have to quickly correct and chase them. Being longer it is easier to correct.
Short wheelbases...fast reaction with limited correction.
Practice!
Go to large empty parking lot and practice backing into striped parking spaces, pulling into spaces, maneuvering around the space
Practice! Slow/small inputs.
