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Bumpers53
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Jul 20, 2016

trailor sway

Hi I'm wondering if anybody has a new ford F150 if so are you having any trouble with trailer sway because of the truck being to lite. I have a wd but it seems like my trailer wants to fish tail a lot I have never had this problem before.
  • And Tires. Does it still have the original tires. If so. That would be part of the problem. Very soft, and squishy.
  • 3oaks wrote:

    Too light of tongue weight or nose high trailer is a major contributor to cause a trailer to fish tail.


    X2 Also does your WD have some form of sway control
  • Speaking from experience, I went from an '09 F150 to a 2016 F150 and a heavier TT with no fish tailing problem. Used the same 1000,10000# Equal-i-zer hitch to which I made minor adjustments.

    Too light of tongue weight or nose high trailer is a major contributor to cause a trailer to fish tail.
  • Yes. I have heard the new trucks are prone to sway more than the previous gen. Make sure the WD is setup properly and increase the tongue weight on the trailer. It seems that when loaded more, the new F150 will settle down better.

    From what I read, it is more sensitive to trailer sway, so getting the WD setup correctly is critical.