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Originally Posted by Gypsy
I just bought a 2017 freedom elite 23H, I have a jeep wrangled unlimited and was told there would be no problem towing. I invested money in a row and brake package for my jeep. The camper had done ok during the test drive but needed alignment. Since then it had a dangerous sway alone over 55, with a car in tow I couldn't drive over 45. Put sway bars and steering stabilizer on the camper and cam drive 65-70 while white knuckled. But with my vehicle in tow can get up to 50, 55 if road is great but hit a bump and scary sway, jumps into other lanes. I have had my jeep aligned twice, wheels balance twice, steering and front end gone over in depth and it got me a couple miles an hour. Anyone else deal with this or have suggestions?
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A wrangled U is heavy
... mid 4K+ and a 23H has about 53% wheelbase to length ratio (55%+ is better but it's too late to worry about that). Since it is an E chassis the overhang of that ratio is mostly behind the rear wheels. These factors cause increased tendency for tail wag.
Solutions:
1) Trac-bar - This made a HUGE difference for me!
2) Shorten the hitch stinger as much as possible (also a slight improvement for me)
3) make sure the tow bars are near level
4) reduce tow bar connection play (
anti-rattle, shims/sleeves)
One little comment ... maybe a dig ... my take is; very few places actually know how to align the E chassis for an RV's always max loaded condition. Do you know your alignment numbers?
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