My Fury’s stuck in Richmond, VA.

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Hey guys, haven’t been on the forum in a hot minute. Anyways, I have a favor to ask.

Last night I was towing my Fury up to Connecticut, everything was going perfect until I had a sidewall blowout on I-95 passing Richmond.

I put on a spare and limped the truck/trailer to a Firestone and put on all new tires. I slightly upped the tire height (I should of left it alone) to factory spec since it had the wrong size tires on and now my trailer has an uncontrollable sway at anything above 35 MPH. I’ve spent all day on the side of I-95 trying to constantly readjust the weight distribution on the trailer/truck and nothing is seeming to work.

It’s certainly way too dangerous to finish the 6 hour journey up north and I think too maybe too dangerous to return and do the 4 hour trip back to NC. I have to return to base by Monday and I don’t want to just leave the car in a parking lot.

If i cant figure out this sway situation by tomorrow Would anyone happen to have a place I can leave the car at until I can come back and get it? Doesn’t have to be a garage or anything. Just somewhere it won’t get stolen really. I’m just a few miles north of Richmond at the moment.

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Go to your local hardware / automotive store and get a 2” drop hitch if you think your hitch is now too high. Likely less than $20.

Edit. Or is it just the ball on the bumper? Is there any adjustment on the trailer tong? I see a couple of bolts.
 
Look up some towing companies, see if any have an impound lot you could stick it in. I imagine there would be a charge but if you have no options. You have a 3/4 ton truck. Should be load range E tires on. If they are inflated properly you shouldn't have any sway. That truck is more than enough, no matter the distribution, to move it safely. Judging by the pic it looks like it is sitting fine.
 
It appears you have the car all the way forward on the trailer, as it should be. You have no adjustment range there, it must be fully forward. You car has an engine and trans in it, correct? If it does, I dont understand why you're having the fishtailing problem...UNLESS you have the car trunk full of heavy stuff. If you do, shift that to the interior of the car and the back of the truck!
 
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I had a State trooper follow me for a quick mile test run to look at the truck. He said it looked like every time I went over a bump, or down the road my rear shocks were quickly decompressing and taking the weight off the tongue. What do you guys think? My shocks might be shot. Run and grab some air shocks from NAPA?

Also I just took off the trailer to go to a hardware store. It seems that the whole trucks rear end now is swaying at about 60+. I’ve definitely have never noticed or felt that before until today. Rear suspension?
 
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Look up some towing companies, see if any have an impound lot you could stick it in. I imagine there would be a charge but if you have no options. You have a 3/4 ton truck. Should be load range E tires on. If they are inflated properly you shouldn't have any sway. That truck is more than enough, no matter the distribution, to move it safely. Judging by the pic it looks like it is sitting fine.

Good idea. And They were previously D tires before, switched them to E this morning. Inflated to 80 PSI.
It appears you have the car all the way forward on the trailer, as it should be. You have no adjustment range there, it must be fully forward. You car has an engine and trans in it, correct? If it does, I dont understand why you're having the fishtailing problem...UNLESS you have the car trunk full of heavy stuff. If you do, shift that to the interior of the car and the back of the truck!

Whole drivetrain is in car. All the weight that was in the trunk got moved to the truck. I don’t know how much is in the truck but it’s a ton. Full of cranks, iron heads, a metric ton of wheels, tools, parts etc

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. Judging by the pic it looks like it is sitting fine.

Also that picture is NOT with the car loaded. The trailer was decoupled while the truck went into the tire shop. I don’t have a picture at the moment of it loaded but there is a bit of rear end sag
 
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I had a similar problem. I put new same size tires on rear of 3/4 ton truck and went on a trailer towing trip. Couldn’t drive in the right lane on freeway, out here it has grooves where the semis worn down the pavement. Very dangerous uncontrollable sway, nothing wrong with the truck, towed same car before with zero trouble. Had to drive in left lane only.

Now that the tires have some (2500) miles/wear it drives fine again.
 
Could you have gotten a bad tire or 2? With the weight in the truck I don't understand why its bouncing so much. Make sure the car is as far forward on the trailer and that the trailer is is tilted toward the truck.
 
Go to your local hardware / automotive store and get a 2” drop hitch if you think your hitch is now too high. Likely less than $20.

Edit. Or is it just the ball on the bumper? Is there any adjustment on the trailer tong? I see a couple of bolts.


Agree ...
 
Check the u bolts on the truck rear end, things get crazy if they get loose.
I agree you've got more than enough truck. Try 60-65psi in the tires
 
Could you have gotten a bad tire or 2? With the weight in the truck I don't understand why its bouncing so much. Make sure the car is as far forward on the trailer and that the trailer is is tilted toward the truck.

Thanks @FURYGT i didn’t even think about the tires themselves. I just did some research and apparently these specific Firestone tires are notorious for having weak sidewalls and causing massive trailer sway. Damn... that’s what I get for not going Michelin. The place is closed now. Might have to wait it out to the morning to see if I can return/exchange them.
 
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I’ll also check if maybe they bent or messed up anything in the front end

Honestly doesn’t even feel like the same truck. It wanders on the road like a boat out in a storm
 
I’ll also check if maybe they bent or messed up anything in the front end

Honestly doesn’t even feel like the same truck. It wanders on the road like a boat out in a storm

Did you check to be sure the wheel lugs are tight? Pot smoking Nimrods have been known to forget to torque them.

Dave
 
you need the front axle of your trailer to be the steering axle , if the wait is not on it it will go hunting for a track . in another word sway or fishtail . get the nose of your trailer down so the weight is carried on the first axle and rear of the pickup hitch . a dropped hitch for the ball should do the job for you . can you see the trailer is down on the nose a bit .
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you need the front axle of your trailer to be the steering axle , if the wait is not on it it will go hunting for a track . in another word sway or fishtail . get the nose of your trailer down so the weight is carried on the first axle and rear of the pickup hitch . a dropped hitch for the ball should do the job for you . can you see the trailer is down on the nose a bit . View attachment 376574
I think you are correct, @pomonamissel.
He’s got the trailer tilted up a bit.

Try a 2” drop.
 
i trailreed everything before i got my vintage 70 d300 rollback . but still use that trailer as well . man if the trailer front axle is not guiding it straight it will hunt for a direction at all speeds . been there done that . even light dragging heavier .
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