First time towing with the new van, not fun!
So I got to tow with our new van for the first time today. It was one of my worst experiences towing ever. The engine and transmission seemed to run great, but the steering was miserable. To be...
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carringb wrote:
Are you running factory spec for tire pressure? Too high front or too low rear will cause poor steering while towing. I don't have a rear track bar on my van, but I did add a rear sway bar, mostly for tighter handling with the roof rack loaded. I haven't experienced anything quite like your trip, so it does make me suspicious of the hitch setup.
Excellent advice on the tire pressures and while I obviously run the max 80 in my rears, I tend to put about 10psi more than needed in the fronts so those are generally at around 65psi towing. One thing is if you do a lot of driving with that Van in a lite condition and for that I call light at around 4K on each axle you need to back off on all your tire pressures to what is actually needed and not more than 10psi over that and at 4K that is around 50 to 55 psi or you need to wear a kidney belt to keep things in place.
Larry
