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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Wes, those are certainly some interesting thoughts, and sounds like there is a lot of logic there in a potential troubleshooting exercise.
Still, if it were mine, I would spend the $14 or so at a CAT scale to do three passes, and start with the basics. I always like to start with the premise, that the truck, the trailer, the tires....etc, etc are all "correct" ( as in, within design tolerances ), and try to make all of "my" part of the setup as correct as can be.
Then, if there is still an issue, I proceed one step at a time, and often, start with the least expensive change, and keep working my way up through the process until the problem is cured, or it's determined that this dog just won't hunt.
And again, the red flag for me was his early on statement that the truck steering felt heavy.
A lot of folks like to say when setting up a WD hitch, "to load both ends of the tow vehicle so the squat is equal front and rear". I disagree with that, consider it bad advice, and it runs counter to what all the truck OEM's are saying in the manual these days.
A scale ticket is the only way to know.
Still, if it were mine, I would spend the $14 or so at a CAT scale to do three passes, and start with the basics. I always like to start with the premise, that the truck, the trailer, the tires....etc, etc are all "correct" ( as in, within design tolerances ), and try to make all of "my" part of the setup as correct as can be.
Then, if there is still an issue, I proceed one step at a time, and often, start with the least expensive change, and keep working my way up through the process until the problem is cured, or it's determined that this dog just won't hunt.
And again, the red flag for me was his early on statement that the truck steering felt heavy.
A lot of folks like to say when setting up a WD hitch, "to load both ends of the tow vehicle so the squat is equal front and rear". I disagree with that, consider it bad advice, and it runs counter to what all the truck OEM's are saying in the manual these days.
A scale ticket is the only way to know.
