Yesterday at 4:32 pm
My wife and I have a new to us 2021 Outer Banks Bronco which we installed a 7-pin and 2” ball towing package on. When we bought our camper trailer, we got a blue ox weight distribution and sway controller hitch with an extender because of the spare tire on the back. It’s pretty heavy duty and likely more than we need for our 2700 lbs dry weight camper. We also have a brake controller installed on the dash close tot he light selector. Example of our camper: [https://sonomarv.com/vehicles/9407991-2025-Sunset Park RV-Sun-Lite/]
We drove from Milwaukee down to Smoky Mountains, Nashville, and then back. On the way down if I went over 65 mph occasionally a warning light would pop on the dash related to trailer sway and the car would brake/reduce power automatically and then correct the slight left-right sway of the camper. I found that at 65 mph this didn’t happen *unless* I was being passed by an 18-wheeler. The camper is almost 10’ tall and although short would buffet with passing semis. Towing at 60mph would cause me no problems at all, except for occasional steep downhill grades with sharp turns, when I would drop to 55 or 50 to feel safe. Strong wind and gusts also made it much harder to tow and I had to delay our return by a day due to 30mph gusts making it impossible to drive faster than 45. Country roads seem to be easiest since semis can’t easily pass on a 2-lane road. Interstate with trees /wind breaks on either side are a piece of cake. Wide-open expressways like I-294 around Chicago and I-94 from Chicago-Milwaukee were intense due to wind.
I’ve read a TON of forum postings about different people towing with their Broncos and it seems like many tow at 70 mph without difficulties, many claiming to do so without sway controller/weight distribution/brake controller. Is it just me? When we tow our 20’ boat, I don’t have any of the problems but I also have never tried to tow it faster than 60 mph on the country roads between storage and the lakes we visit.
I’m interested to know if there are any tips or tricks that others have used, thanks!
We drove from Milwaukee down to Smoky Mountains, Nashville, and then back. On the way down if I went over 65 mph occasionally a warning light would pop on the dash related to trailer sway and the car would brake/reduce power automatically and then correct the slight left-right sway of the camper. I found that at 65 mph this didn’t happen *unless* I was being passed by an 18-wheeler. The camper is almost 10’ tall and although short would buffet with passing semis. Towing at 60mph would cause me no problems at all, except for occasional steep downhill grades with sharp turns, when I would drop to 55 or 50 to feel safe. Strong wind and gusts also made it much harder to tow and I had to delay our return by a day due to 30mph gusts making it impossible to drive faster than 45. Country roads seem to be easiest since semis can’t easily pass on a 2-lane road. Interstate with trees /wind breaks on either side are a piece of cake. Wide-open expressways like I-294 around Chicago and I-94 from Chicago-Milwaukee were intense due to wind.
I’ve read a TON of forum postings about different people towing with their Broncos and it seems like many tow at 70 mph without difficulties, many claiming to do so without sway controller/weight distribution/brake controller. Is it just me? When we tow our 20’ boat, I don’t have any of the problems but I also have never tried to tow it faster than 60 mph on the country roads between storage and the lakes we visit.
I’m interested to know if there are any tips or tricks that others have used, thanks!
