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Timsenclosed
Explorer
Mar 17, 2021

Car handling issues

2o11 VW Golf Wagon TDI towing (w/class 3 hitch) new 5 x 10 V-nosed enclosed trailer 750lbs empty. Issue is in highway driving 50 -65 mph repetitive steering correction needed causing premature driver fatigue. Could the low quality snow tires(35lbs) be the issue? Trailer tires are 15' radial not bias ply. Planning on installing better car all season tires and a torsion bar hitch kit. Any VW drivers thoughts?
  • ktmrfs's avatar
    ktmrfs
    Explorer II
    Mar 18, 2021
    to help answer your questions and help solve the problem

    1) what is the ACTUAL loaded weight of the trailer
    2) What is the ACTUAL trailer tongue weight
    3) What specific tires are on the car
    4) are you using a WD hitch now? if so, who set it up.
  • wing_zealot's avatar
    wing_zealot
    Explorer
    Mar 21, 2021
    The easy fast answer is the trailer probably doesn’t have enough tongue weight. The tongue weight ideally should be about 12% of the loaded on the road weight of the trailer. But the complication then becomes, how much tongue weight is your vehicle rated to handle.

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