Expedition EL - LT tires
I have a Expedition EL that I am using to pull my travel trailer. While I know that the trailer is maxing out the Expedition, it is what I have and it isn't going anywhere for a few years. Nevertheless, it actually pulls great. I know it is back there, but no waggle and it usually very stable. That is until we had some great weather here in NC for December and so off we went.
Basics:
Expedition EL, ecoboost
TT - 7900 lbs, 950 tongue, 36ft
Blue OX sway pro WD hitch
Again normally tows great. However this past trip, it was very windy. It is normally pretty windy in eastern NC, but this was sustained winds of 20-25, gusts to 35. The trailer and truck was all over the place, I could barely maintain 50 at times.
The trailer wasn't swaying so much as I was having to put a lot of input into the steering to offset the wind, and then it would either gust or change direction suddenly causing the input to be too much or in the wrong direction. Basically, side to side stability sucked. But the truck and trailer moved together for the most part, so I feel that the blue ox was doing its job.
So my question is, would LT tires help with this problem? I have the factory P tires on there aired up to max pressure (50 lbs). I have heard that P tires feel like marshmallows when towing, and I'd have to agree based on my last tow. So if an E rated LT tire like the LTX would solve this problem, I won't hesitate to install them.
Basically, is there a drastic difference between a P and LT.
If there is no hope, I guess I'd like to know that as well. Thanks.
Basics:
Expedition EL, ecoboost
TT - 7900 lbs, 950 tongue, 36ft
Blue OX sway pro WD hitch
Again normally tows great. However this past trip, it was very windy. It is normally pretty windy in eastern NC, but this was sustained winds of 20-25, gusts to 35. The trailer and truck was all over the place, I could barely maintain 50 at times.
The trailer wasn't swaying so much as I was having to put a lot of input into the steering to offset the wind, and then it would either gust or change direction suddenly causing the input to be too much or in the wrong direction. Basically, side to side stability sucked. But the truck and trailer moved together for the most part, so I feel that the blue ox was doing its job.
So my question is, would LT tires help with this problem? I have the factory P tires on there aired up to max pressure (50 lbs). I have heard that P tires feel like marshmallows when towing, and I'd have to agree based on my last tow. So if an E rated LT tire like the LTX would solve this problem, I won't hesitate to install them.
Basically, is there a drastic difference between a P and LT.
If there is no hope, I guess I'd like to know that as well. Thanks.
