Tow Vehicle Fells Like a Rolling Wave Sometimes

Bouncing like that usually means too much tongue weight. Try moving some of your gear to the back, or going another link on the chains. You might have to adjust the height of the ball, after finding the correct tongue weight to level the trailer back out. The back of the truck should be 1-2" lower than normal ride height after hooking up.

Might want to also consider upgrading to anti-sway bars instead of just weight distribution???

A bouncy feeling is normally too much weight up front (too much tongue weight).

A swaying motion is usually when the load is too far back (not enough tongue weight)

Thank you both!

paroadking1 - Your info seems logical. I would say that my truck probably squats over 2" after attaching the trailer though. (Which goes to your point about excessive tongue weight). I will also re-check the level of the TT once hooked up too. Last summer, it was level with the WD bars on, but I will verify. This is what I use to hook up with, www.milford-auto.com/uploads/Product_Categories/images/wdhwithswaycontrol.png - hitch, WD bars, and anti-sway. (Different brand, but shows all the parts & pieces). Can you share a link of what you mean regarding "anti-sway bars instead of just weight distribution"? When I search Google for "trailer anti-sway bars", I get links depicting my current setup or automotive anti-sway bars. I did not see anything related to a trailer connection. I will also try to move more gear to rear, however we do that mostly now. Ironically, we upgraded our mattress this winter to a larger and of course heavier one - thus adding a little more weight to the front of the TT.


joecamper - sounds like you had same situation. I was hoping here would be a more straight forward and easy fix for this. Unfortunately, I think this will be a challenge to resolve. To your point, investing in a 3/4 ton truck may be the way to go. I am not confident a 1/2 ton truck is beefy enough to pull the very large camper. Upgrading to a 3/4 ton truck may be necessary, however I'm just trying to avoid going to a 3/4 ton to minimize costs.

Well, I guess I have some experiments to try:
-Move more weight to the back of the TT
-Verify the TT is level once fully hooked up for towing.
-Re-review the posted tongue weight and tow capacities for my truck and validate against

If there are other ideas, further suggestions are welcomed.

Thank you!

I had the same issue with my avalanche and one thing that help I changed the angle of my ball. I forgot what way I went but helped a lot.