Sway control for Aluminum framed trailer?
Ill start off by saying I'm not new to towing or use of wd/sway setups so no need to cover the basics or debate the use of either. More so seeing what if anything others have used in a unique situation such as I feel mine is.
I have a 24' livin lite VRV with off-road package (3" lift and good lt tires) unloaded the trailer is about 5000lbs and tongue weight is right around 800lbs without anything in it. So with extra battery, propane and the front storage carrying the usual items I'm probably about 1000lbs on the tongue. I am towing with a 13 Ram 3500 srw so tongue weight is a non issue.
With my trailer loaded with everything including my rzr everything is great pulls staight no sway, no wind or semi truck induced sway issues at any speed. The problem is when we don't take the rzr and are traveling lite the trailer is a handful and can be sketchy at any speed over 55 with slight wind of big trucks. I know my tongue weight is fine so I'm blaming it on the fact that it's just a lifted, underweight, wind sail when unloaded.
I don't want to to go with a full WD setup because first it's not needed nor do I want the added stress applied to the trailer frame. I also don't care to bolts the steel bracket to the frame for a generic friction sway setup. Which leaves me wondering what the hell I can do? Anyone using anything on their aluminum trailers?
I have a 24' livin lite VRV with off-road package (3" lift and good lt tires) unloaded the trailer is about 5000lbs and tongue weight is right around 800lbs without anything in it. So with extra battery, propane and the front storage carrying the usual items I'm probably about 1000lbs on the tongue. I am towing with a 13 Ram 3500 srw so tongue weight is a non issue.
With my trailer loaded with everything including my rzr everything is great pulls staight no sway, no wind or semi truck induced sway issues at any speed. The problem is when we don't take the rzr and are traveling lite the trailer is a handful and can be sketchy at any speed over 55 with slight wind of big trucks. I know my tongue weight is fine so I'm blaming it on the fact that it's just a lifted, underweight, wind sail when unloaded.
I don't want to to go with a full WD setup because first it's not needed nor do I want the added stress applied to the trailer frame. I also don't care to bolts the steel bracket to the frame for a generic friction sway setup. Which leaves me wondering what the hell I can do? Anyone using anything on their aluminum trailers?
