Wide Stance Axles Vs. Conventional
Jayco's larger Fiberglass exterior line has wide stance axles but all the other TT's, fivers and PU's seem to have the conventional axles. The wide stance axles are touted as being better when towing....
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Rvpapa wrote:
And the builder can get away with a lighter frame rail when the suspension is farther apart.
Art.
That is the real reason. It allows the manufacturer to use a lighter frame because the load is spread out further. The trailer will not tow better. In fact, it will tow worse, especially in turns because of the scuffing. Look at semi truck trailers. Sometimes you will see the rear dual spread out further than normal to handle a load but most trailers keep those axles closer together. What turns better, a tandem axle trailer or a triple axle trailer? The tandem of course. But if you have a wide spread tandem axle trailer, it isn't much better than a triple axle rig.
