Front End Drift At Freeway Speed
Hello all, I am new to rv.net and have found it to be a great resource, I guess now I need your help. Towing speeds above about 50mph it feels like the front end wants to wonder and I am constantly ma...
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It sounds like you are within your weight ratings.
I had a similar "front end floating" experience years ago with a conversion van loaded with camping gear and family. I had Passenger (P) rated tires on the van. A mechanic told me to put Light Truck (LT) tires on the rear because the feeling of the front end floating was actually caused by the rear tire sidewalls flexing side to side because they were not stiff enough to handle all the weight on the rear tires. Most of the weight in the loaded conversion van was on the rear axle and tires.
I had him put 2 Michelin LT tires on the rear and the front end floating went away. I ran it that way for 17 years (replaced tires a few times) and no more front end floating.
Also, note that my Dodge RAM 2500 uses LT tires with 80 PSI in rear tires and 65 PSI in front tires as recommended by Dodge.
Ed
I had a similar "front end floating" experience years ago with a conversion van loaded with camping gear and family. I had Passenger (P) rated tires on the van. A mechanic told me to put Light Truck (LT) tires on the rear because the feeling of the front end floating was actually caused by the rear tire sidewalls flexing side to side because they were not stiff enough to handle all the weight on the rear tires. Most of the weight in the loaded conversion van was on the rear axle and tires.
I had him put 2 Michelin LT tires on the rear and the front end floating went away. I ran it that way for 17 years (replaced tires a few times) and no more front end floating.
Also, note that my Dodge RAM 2500 uses LT tires with 80 PSI in rear tires and 65 PSI in front tires as recommended by Dodge.
Ed
