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Mwolfe450
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Apr 21, 2016

New truck, New trailer, TONS of sway!

I recently took delivery of our 2015 Prowler 32pbhs trailer and towed it home with my 2015 f150 ecoboost pickup. The dealer I bought it from also sold me and installed a blue ox sway pro system. The ride home was downright scary on the highway. A 5 mile trip was about all I could handle staying in the right lane, well some lane and some shoulder, well below the speed limit. I even had a few panic and grab the brake box slide moments to straighten back out. I got it home and thought they set the bars too tight. The rear of the truck felt unplanted and very unstable. Today I hitched back up and went for another ride with less tension on the bars, which helped the truck feel more planted, but still had way more sway than I was comfortable with. I plan on re-installing the hitch myself, and also getting everything weighed up but I need to figure out what issues I might be faced with. The trailer is a touch over 8k empty, and has a tongue weight of 950lbs. The truck is good for 10,700 pounds, so I know I am at the higher end of my truck's capacity, but still within it, especially with the trailer completely empty. Any research I found made the hitch seem like a good unit, and the truck seems to carry the weight ok considering what I'm towing. Any thoughts, or insight is greatly appreciated.

Matt

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  • Hornnumb2 wrote:
    Go get it weighed before any advice is given.


    Getting weights before making sure the hitch is set up properly is a waste of time and money IMHO. You need an accurate baseline first.
  • Mwolfe450 wrote:
    ...2015 Prowler 32pbhs trailer and towed it home with my 2015 f150 ecoboost pickup....I plan on re-installing the hitch myself,


    You are on the right track. Download the manual and start from scratch taking the time to perform and record all measurements as instructed.

    Having said that, and having towed the TT in my sig with a tuned 2011 F150 EB with gobs of power, that trailer really is too much for an F150. You may try replacing the squishy P tires with E loads, but you will never overcome the limits of the F150 chassis.