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lanerd
Jul 18, 2015Explorer II
vic46 wrote:
Disabled is likely the reason for towing BACKWARDS! Check your owner's manual again and/or have a conversation with a GM dealer. I would think the alignment (steering geometry) would be compromised by towing backwards. The front suspension and steering systems are not likely designed for highway speeds BACKWARDS.
Exactly. Caster, camber, and toe-in adjustments are all made for the tires to rotate in the forward direction. That's why when traveling forward, you can actually let go of the steering wheel and it will continue to go straight....same thing when turning a corner, you can let go of the steering wheel and it will return to the center position. Try that going backwards and the wheels will rotate one way or the other to a full turn position. Thats why when towing backwards you have to tie the steering wheel down so it can't turn.
Towing backwards is not recommend (at least for very long distances that rv'ing require). Short trips on the tow truck hook is acceptable.
Ron
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