Major Sway Problems! Any ideas!?
Hey everyone, I'm new here! Hope you all had a nice weekend. I just got back from a 6 hour drive to Lake Cumberland, and ran into some pretty sketchy situations while driving.
I have a 6,100lb travel trailer (Keystone Sprinter) that is 25' in length. Trailer was dry with the exception of some clothing and food/drinks. When it was all loaded up, it was easily less than 7,000lbs.
My truck is a 2003 Silverado 2500HD with the 6.6l Duramax. Short bed, extended cab, and has a tow capacity of 12,000lbs. I also am equipped with the "Curt TruTrack Weight Distribution System w/ Sway Control - Trunnion - 10,000 lbs GTW, 1,000 lbs TW".
With this setup, I wouldn't expect many problems with sway, but the moment I drove any faster than 65mph, it got a little out of hand.
On the way down I almost put the truck in the median of the free way because it got to swaying and I almost didn't hold on to it. I just had new E-Rated tires put on and noticed a lot of sidewall roll when the truck was pushed side to side, so I stopped on my way to Cumberland and had all brand new tires put on, (BF Goodrich, also an E-Rated tire), and they have 3ply sidewalls rather than 2-ply. This helped a little, (maybe gained 5mph without sway), and allowed me to run right at 64-65mph and would then sway as I got closer to 70mph. I got my doors blown off my travel trailers all day today. One was even a half ton pulling a 29' travel trailer that put the hurts on me!
I then noticed it didn't sway hardly at all at 65-68mph with less fuel, and as soon as a put a full tank in it, it was a little more sketchy. But even at that rate you're talking a few hundred pounds on a truck thats 5,000+ lbs below its rated tow capacity. I'm not even close to the limit and it is scary to drive! Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance everyone!!
I have a 6,100lb travel trailer (Keystone Sprinter) that is 25' in length. Trailer was dry with the exception of some clothing and food/drinks. When it was all loaded up, it was easily less than 7,000lbs.
My truck is a 2003 Silverado 2500HD with the 6.6l Duramax. Short bed, extended cab, and has a tow capacity of 12,000lbs. I also am equipped with the "Curt TruTrack Weight Distribution System w/ Sway Control - Trunnion - 10,000 lbs GTW, 1,000 lbs TW".
With this setup, I wouldn't expect many problems with sway, but the moment I drove any faster than 65mph, it got a little out of hand.
On the way down I almost put the truck in the median of the free way because it got to swaying and I almost didn't hold on to it. I just had new E-Rated tires put on and noticed a lot of sidewall roll when the truck was pushed side to side, so I stopped on my way to Cumberland and had all brand new tires put on, (BF Goodrich, also an E-Rated tire), and they have 3ply sidewalls rather than 2-ply. This helped a little, (maybe gained 5mph without sway), and allowed me to run right at 64-65mph and would then sway as I got closer to 70mph. I got my doors blown off my travel trailers all day today. One was even a half ton pulling a 29' travel trailer that put the hurts on me!
I then noticed it didn't sway hardly at all at 65-68mph with less fuel, and as soon as a put a full tank in it, it was a little more sketchy. But even at that rate you're talking a few hundred pounds on a truck thats 5,000+ lbs below its rated tow capacity. I'm not even close to the limit and it is scary to drive! Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance everyone!!
