Stability, hitch and tongue weight....
Concerned over handling of my combo - but I'm inexperienced as to what "good" travel trailer towing should be like. Problem: Occasional small sway (measured in a couple of inches each way, but can ...
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Go through lots of tires and am always willing to try another one when my set is in need to be replaced...and have been a boy racer all my life. If it doesn't work, then either bit the bullet and change or a gosh darn...have fun wearing them out at the extremes...
Liked my first set of LTX-AT's, but undersized cuz they didn't offer them in E' for what I wanted to do so 'upgraded' to LTX-MS E's. First set noticed the tread blocks feathered just from braking hard testing buddies performance pads and VERY squirrelly...Land Rover jumped a stop sign and nailed him...messed up fender, suspension, wheel, tire, etc. So second LTX-MS E's. This new set cracked badly along with the other Michelin LTX's I had on the Silverado
Currently on Bridgestone Dueler Revo's and love them. Sipe'ing is 'closed' and tread blocks much larger than the LTX-MS's. No feathering but their leading edges show a bit of wear from hard/harsh braking/cornering.
Tires is only one component of the system for managing sway. Shocks, bushings, type of suspension, WD Hitch, etc, etc, etc, etc are also in the game contributing +/- to that game...
WD Hitch system is also only one component of that system. HA/Pro/etc family is highly touted and am not knocking it...just that one failure mode gives me pause and looking at another system. Another IMHO...
Back to the goal of all these knobs/dials/etc adjustments for sway control...return enough weight back to the TV's front axle as per your OEM's recommendation...Have as high a tongue weight close to 15% of the trailers ACTUAL WEIGHT...have the trailer tongue either level or slightly pointing down...and stay within your TV's OEM specifications.
The driver is also a huge component of managing sway system...
Have seen newbies get run all over the place, spending lots of money trying advice after advice...from advisers who think that if it solved it for themselves...therefore a one size fits all for everyone...
Liked my first set of LTX-AT's, but undersized cuz they didn't offer them in E' for what I wanted to do so 'upgraded' to LTX-MS E's. First set noticed the tread blocks feathered just from braking hard testing buddies performance pads and VERY squirrelly...Land Rover jumped a stop sign and nailed him...messed up fender, suspension, wheel, tire, etc. So second LTX-MS E's. This new set cracked badly along with the other Michelin LTX's I had on the Silverado
Currently on Bridgestone Dueler Revo's and love them. Sipe'ing is 'closed' and tread blocks much larger than the LTX-MS's. No feathering but their leading edges show a bit of wear from hard/harsh braking/cornering.
Tires is only one component of the system for managing sway. Shocks, bushings, type of suspension, WD Hitch, etc, etc, etc, etc are also in the game contributing +/- to that game...
WD Hitch system is also only one component of that system. HA/Pro/etc family is highly touted and am not knocking it...just that one failure mode gives me pause and looking at another system. Another IMHO...
Back to the goal of all these knobs/dials/etc adjustments for sway control...return enough weight back to the TV's front axle as per your OEM's recommendation...Have as high a tongue weight close to 15% of the trailers ACTUAL WEIGHT...have the trailer tongue either level or slightly pointing down...and stay within your TV's OEM specifications.
The driver is also a huge component of managing sway system...
Have seen newbies get run all over the place, spending lots of money trying advice after advice...from advisers who think that if it solved it for themselves...therefore a one size fits all for everyone...
