179 Weight distribution / tounge weight/ sway issu

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   I agree that trailer tires are incredibly important to avoiding sway.
When we changed to Goodyear Endurance, it was amazing how much stiffer the sidewalls were than the Maxxiis that we had previously. Stiffer sidewalls make a huge difference in the towing .
Travel often and safe
Vann

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Pod People Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1067	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pod People Report Post Quote Reply Topic: 179 Weight distribution / tounge weight/ sway issu Posted: 13 Dec 2023 at 10:17am
	I agree that trailer tires are incredibly important to avoiding sway. When we changed to Goodyear Endurance, it was amazing how much stiffer the sidewalls were than the Maxxiis that we had previously. Stiffer sidewalls make a huge difference in the towing . Travel often and safe Vann
	Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179

Fireguyinfla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 25 May 2023 Location: Florida Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote Fireguyinfla Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Dec 2023 at 3:29pm
	Update... got a sherline scale. The tounge weight (TW) with a full LP tank and cargo box hooked the the rear was 300lbs. I thought it would be less than that. Dry weight of my 179 is right at 3000lbs. Cargo box and camper contents has to put it between 3500 and 3800. TW needs to be about 370 lbs. to give me 10%. Added 50 lbs of weight to the battery tray. Only gave me 22 lbs of TW. Removed the weight and filled my fresh water tank. My TW went from 300 lbs to about 425 lbs. Which is about 10% of my total weight considering I just added 300lbs. of water. I'll never tow without at least a half tank of water. Hope this helps someone. Very nice job on the spare tire mount 👏. I may have to revisit that project. Thanks to everyone for the input.
	Jeffrey Harbuck