Trailer Sway on Eclipse Evolution 25ft
Hi everyone. I've been dealing with my trailer swaying since taking it off the lot new. I have a 2013 eclipse evolution bunkhouse trailer 25 footer. I had the dealer set me up with a load transfer ...
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Wonder if the new shackles will also have the leading leaf spring eye lower than
the trailing leaf eye?
Designed a series of trailers for the Navy back in the late 60's while still in
college working part time
First tow with a borrowed dump truck...the trailer swayed badly. Even though the
tongue was hinged and bore no weight on the dump trucks pintle and the axles
were at the front and rear of the 20ft or so trailer length
Called the axle supplier and the engineer talked to got a little irritated with
me, as I was NOT getting it...then he said..."kid you know what caster is?"...sure..."Well
it like that for a trailer axle"
The only change we made was grinding off the rear shackles and lowered the front
eye about 2 inches lower than the trailing leaf eye...and...no more sway...
Why I always setup my trailers with the tongue slightly pointing down...
the trailing leaf eye?
Designed a series of trailers for the Navy back in the late 60's while still in
college working part time
First tow with a borrowed dump truck...the trailer swayed badly. Even though the
tongue was hinged and bore no weight on the dump trucks pintle and the axles
were at the front and rear of the 20ft or so trailer length
Called the axle supplier and the engineer talked to got a little irritated with
me, as I was NOT getting it...then he said..."kid you know what caster is?"...sure..."Well
it like that for a trailer axle"
The only change we made was grinding off the rear shackles and lowered the front
eye about 2 inches lower than the trailing leaf eye...and...no more sway...
Why I always setup my trailers with the tongue slightly pointing down...
