PB_NB
Veteran Member
That's the direction we went with, we went to our local tire guy who has outfitted many of our cars. We wound up ordering some BF Goodrich XL tires with a super stiff sidewall and some new rims. We are getting them balanced too! We are lucky that the wheel wells on our trailer are big enough and will allow this tire to fit in there as it is about 1/2" larger radius.PB_NB, I stepped up my trailer tires from 4 ply to 8 ply radials after getting a bunch of sidewall damage from potholes; that made it ride alot more smoothly and stable.. [/url]
The Carlisle radials that we picked up (and are now replacing) are maxed out with pressure and look low on the trailer! We actually lost 1 1/2" of height when we put these on due to the excessive flattening of the contact area. The new ones should get our height back up as well. I really don't think these Carlisle tires are quality tires as we are no where near the noted load as stamped on these tires.
Now that we are into trailer camping season, this is going to become more talked about. I expect that we will all be able to work out some solution(s) that work to eliminate the swaying or at least minimize it. I have compiled a short list of items but this is not complete.
1) Tires - Under-inflated (or crappy)
2) Adequate tongue weight
3) Moderate towing speed
4) Tongue extensions
5) Sway control devices
6) Avoid cross wind areas (Trip planning)
7) Functioning trailer suspension.
8) ...
Please feel free to add more tips and ideas!