Why is my travel trailer bouncing?

Your tires aren’t properly inflated. Your tow vehicle’s shocks are worn or aren’t designed for the load. (You’ll feel bouncing that continues after going over a bump). You need to shift the weight inside the trailer.

Why does my travel trailer bounce when parked?

It Rests on Tires A travel trailer is made to be mobile, and so mobile it will remain until it is made more stationary. Without RV stabilizers, chocks, and leveling jacks, your travel trailer is held up by its tires only, and these are simply bouncy rubber balloons filled with air.

Why Is My RV so bouncy?

There is always a bit of bounce in an RV. The tires are filled with air and will compress from the added jolts of movement. Just like getting on a boat, you will soon not even notice the movement and it will appear rock solid as it does to most people here.

How do you stop Porpoising on a travel trailer?

Most of the time when a tow setup is porpoising with a weight distribution system all you have to do is add a bit more spring bar tension to minimize the porpoising. With an Equalizer system you would need to angle the spring bars down further to add the additional tension.

Why is my travel trailer Porpoising?

Porpoising (bouncing like you described) and sway are both commonly caused by the same thing when towing and that is not enough tongue weight for the trailer relative to the total amount of weight the trailer weighs.

How can I make my travel trailer more stable?

The best way to stop your travel trailer from rocking is by using a combination of leveling jacks which reduce up and down motion, stabilizers that reduce side to side motion, and wheel chocks to reduce any movement of the tires.

What causes a travel trailer to porpoise?

Misalignment increases stopping distance, ability to steer without delayed response, increased tire wear and more negative characteristics. This results in the front and back motion known as ‘porpoising.

Will air bags help with trailer bounce?

They help stabilize the load on the truck and keep the truck planted to the road. It reduces bounce and stops from bottoming out.

Why is my trailer shaking?

You may be asking yourself, why is my travel trailer shaking? The answer could be many reasons, including that you aren’t parked on a level surface, your trailer is unevenly weighted, you may need wheel chocks and stabilizers, or there are simply people walking around inside the travel trailer!