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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JaxDad wrote:Rvpapa wrote:
Without digging out the relevant sections to quote chapter & verse, I'm quite sure that's false.
All vehicles (TT, m/h, car or whatever) must comply to the FMVSS. The minimums for yield strength of frames is based on weight, not axle position or spread.
is this a part of the FMVSS 49 CFR Part 571… I surely haven’t read all of it but don’t remember seeing that…
I would think this can be accomplished in different ways, like spreading the weight out over a larger area… it would be on the mfg. to determine how to achieve compliance of that, not FMVSS…
I could see a lot of rules like that on things like joint and pillar strength for school buses and crush proofing roofs but not RV trailers…
