How to avoid getting blown all over the road

[MyersAvionics]

Hello All,

Curious on how I can avoid wind blowing the camper and my truck all over the place to the point of it being really annoying to drive and causing me to not even want to use it.

I have RAM 1500 with the 5.7 V8. It doesn't work too hard to pull my 29' toy hauler (7k lbs empty and ~8.5k with stuff loaded) at 65mph down the road. The problem comes in that even with slight side wind gusts I'm blown all over the place and I have to slow down to about 50mph to keep it drivable.

I have a BlueOx hitch with sway controls as well as the trailer friction sway control.

I have LT tires and after getting the weight distribution down pat, I have also installed airbags in the springs to keep the truck level. This helped, but I am still getting blown around the road.

I'm to the point of looking at a larger 2500 diesel RAM, or a full on drivable RV toyhauler, or just an RV that I would put a standard trail behind.

Before I go to these (expensive) extremes. Does anyone on here have any advice on something I could be missing?

Thank you,

[pianotuna]

Hi,

I added air tabs. They helped with both noise and wind.

Oddly enough they improved gas mileage when there was a tail wind--but did nothing mileage wise for head or side winds.

[BarneyS]

Slow down to 60mph or less and put a Hensley hitch on the trailer.
Barney

[valhalla360]

Take it by a weigh station fully loaded and get the numbers:
- Hooked up with WDH in place
- Hooked up without the WDH in place
- Truck by itself.

What's the payload ratings on the truck?

My best guess is you are light on the tongue weight but the numbers will tell.

No, it shouldn't be white knuckle drive if you are within the tucks limits and things are set up correctly.