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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69 Avion wrote:Rvpapa wrote:
And the builder can get away with a lighter frame rail when the suspension is farther apart.
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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.
In most states if the 2 tandem trailer axles on a semi trailer are separated over a certain distance you are allowed 20,000 lbs on each of them instead of 17,000 when together the normal distance. That is the main reason some companies (usually flatbedders) like the spread axle trailers. I don't remember how far they have to be spread for this to apply. I never had this situation apply during my 20 years trucking, but I did look it up for a rookie driver once. He thought he was overweight on his trailer axles, but since he was pulling a spread axle he was legal.
