Steering wheel angle while towing
Just picked up a 2007 Nash 27E. Noticed on the drive home the same steering wheel "problem" I had with a prior trailer. Wondering if anyone has ever seen this? It seems like with the trailer hooked...
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Huntindog wrote:
It is NOT the hitch. I have used a single friction control, then a double, and am now on my second Equalizer. Never had this issue.
Have you only towed with your current truck? If so, you never noticed because your truck is heavy enough the slip angle will occur on the trailer tires instead (also, having a heavier truck means the trailer can better "find center" before the hitch settles into static friction).
When the truck is lighter then trailer, it just can't overcome the static friction of the sway control. And its not just weight, wheelbase and tire sidewall stiffness have an affect also. If the trailer were towed without the Equalizer bars in place, I'm pretty sure the steering angle would go away.
