Why all the hate on 1/2 ton tvs
Like the title says I have read many posts that basically suggest that towing a 30ish foot Tt with a 1/2 ton truck is wrong and your going to Indanger your family and anyone around you on the road tha...
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Bedlam wrote:
Tow vehicle length also plays into stability while towing. When we towed a popup with a Ford Bronco II verses a Mazda 2600i Cab Plus, the Mazda's longer wheel base handled it better.
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I have towed my current trailer with the same hitch with three different vehicles. All three had different wheel bases and all three handled the trailer differently. Longer wheelbase was a lot more stable.
Also, stiffer rear suspension was a lot more stable. I had a pickup with a longer wheelbase but softer suspension and it felt worse then the SUV with shorter wheelbase and stiffer suspension (air bags) so I installed extra leaf springs into the pickup truck and had much better handling.
