New 5th wheel and towing issues
hi everybody it's been a few years since I've been here and I'm back with some issues that I hope someone can help with ....we recently upgraded our 31 foot travel trailer to a 38 foot fifth wheel and...
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JIMNLIN wrote:After just spending close to $4500 in the last 3"weeks...my husband just took the truck for a ride down the highway with nothing In tow and around a corner and almost lost control....
Something was done wrong if the truck drove fine before the 4500 bucks was spent.
Now if new tires were added then they could be the problem. New tires need to be broke in for 2-3k miles.
Some AT tires with the larger lugs and voids and MT type tires can have lots of tread roll. This can let the back end come around on hard cornering and handle like the rear tires are half flat.
Using 80 psi in all the tires when empty can have handling issues just like the two points I mentioned.
Wrong width wheels for the tires width being used can also have bad handling issues same as above. .... Example is a 285/75-16 on a 6 1/2" wide OEM wheel. This leaves the tires tread rounded or balloon shaped and just rolling on the center of the tires tread causing bad handling issues.
Have been working with tire reps and it seems that,the tires they recommended were a e rated green tire that,is too soft...working on getting different ones still.,michelins but with. More harder tread...if this does not work then they are going to replace the steering box again...we are gonna take it from there ....it seems we will eventually need a newer truck ..looked At some used ones today ..2010 3500 ram dully....still only 17 inch rims...gonna check the tow ratings out but we really are not looking to buy for At least a year or more...just want a comfortable towing experience in the mean time for the short trips we take...30 minutes from home on October 2nd....next trip is next June approx 3 hours away.
