Acceptable amount of sway?

Acceptable amount of sway?

09-14-2009, 03:44 PM

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Acceptable amount of sway?

Okay, I'm a newbie to RV trailers. I've been pulling my Jeep on a flatbed for years, which is about 5000lbs combined. I've done this with no load leveling hitch or sway control, and it is very stable.

Last week, I bought this:

out in Colorado and drove back yesterday. I have a load leveling hitch with it and a sway brake. It is a 22ft toy hauler. It weighs about 4000lbs empty. I was disappointed at the amount of sway when there was a good cross wind, and I felt every car that passed me, as they would suck me in and then push me back out.

Is this just par for the course on a bumper pull of this size and height? I wonder when I put my Jeep in it, adding another 3500-4000 lbs if it will be more stable with more weight, or worse as it will have more weight to push the truck around.

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