Wheelbase, tire pressure, and an adequate vehicle are most important for
highway towing.  To tow short distances, you can use most anything.
Towing either a 27 or 31 with my old Tahoe (WB 116) was adequate with some
trailer sway and a lot of passing semi blowing around.  With my Avalanche
(Suburban wheelbase), its like the 31 is not there.  You have to pay attention,
because you can forget it is there.  Semi passing sway is much less.

Tire sidewall flex from passenger type tires or truck tires at low inflation,
creates signficantly more sway.  Keep the tires inflated to the maximum
listed on the sidewall, usually about 45# , and you will have the least sway. 
Stiff tires stop sway, thats why dualies work so well, they don't flex.  If you
want to see how much flex your vehicle has, simply push the rear bumper from
side to side.  If it moves easily you will have a lot of sway towing.

David Shneider
High Priority 2
East Lansing, MI (where the nearest water is 100 miles away)


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