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Re: [TR] TR3 trailer towing/design

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Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 trailer towing/design
From: "Karl Vacek" <kvacek@ameritech.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:46:44 -0500
Why are almost all trailer tires now radials ?  That's the one place I 
really want stiff-walled bias-ply tires, but it's almost impossible to find 
anything but a radial in trailer sizes nowadays.

Karl Vacek
'16 Model T Ford Touring
'40 Stearman PT-17
'46 Piper J-3 Cub
'64 Triumph TR4
'78 MG Midget
'99 Mustang Cobra convertible
etc.....



> Absolutely.  Truck tires instead of car tires on the tow vehicle helps, 
> too.  Stiffer sidewalls.
>
> Maybe a Panhard rod if your leaf-spring truck has side-flex issues.
>
> When you start a left turn in your truck, your trailer actually steers 
> right.  Short truck overhang and long trailer-wheel distance minimizes 
> this.
>
> That's why fifth-wheels tow so nicely:  When you start a left turn in your 
> truck, your trailer actually steers left.
>
> --
> Phil Ethier  West Side  Saint Paul Minnesota  USA 
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