Width of wheels on Camper Trailer vs Width of Wheels on Car

[FifiLámour]

A quick question for those in the know...

How important is it for the width between the wheels on your trailer to be the same as the width between the wheels on your car?

eg So when driving through sand, the trailer tyres would follow directly in the sand that has been compacted by the car tyres thus saving fuel and effort on the car's part because the trailer has a smoother ride.

We are looking at purchasing a C-T and no one seems to have raised this as an issue until recently when I was chatting to a friend and he pointed it out. Is it really a big issue if you plan to do a fair bit of sand driving?

[Slunnie]

I think its more of an ideal situation.

[Sprint]

if you're going off road, its very important..... especially when dealing with ruts, if the track isnt the same, one wheel or the other on the trailer is going to drop into a rut and will pull the trailer off to one side, possibly affecting the tow vehicle

[richard4u2]

+1 what sprint said

[Blknight.aus]

on sand providing the tyres are at the right pressure and the camper isnt too heavy wheel track isnt super important.

Its when you're playing in mud and ruts that it counts most. and even then a little variation is livable. If you cant get it exactly the same then a little wider is the way to go.

[Redback]

My trailer has the same wheel track as my Disco, when I first got it the track wasn't the same and to be honest I really haven't noticed any difference.

I have done a lot of offroad with the trailer and personally I reckon tyre pressures would be more important and make more of a difference, I'm not saying it wouldn't help, I just haven't noticed, can't hurt though.

Baz.

[Tombie]

Makes life a lot easier on the tow vehicle in Soft Sand

Also much nicer in mud / ruts...

I'd suggest getting it as close as possible.

[vnx205]

They only follow in the tracks of the towing vehicle if you are going straight ahead, don't they?
So even with the same width, they won't always be in your tracks. In a lot of places they would seldom be in the vehicle tracks.

[Blknight.aus]

more or less correct however

if the wheel track is different and you wind up in ruts with a wider or narrower track on the trailer you wind up with one wheel in the rut the other out and the trailer will be forever trying to steer the tail end of the vehicle around.

its manageable but something that if you get the chance to sort its worth doing.

[FifiLámour]

Thanks for your help everyone. I really appreciate all the opinions.

Redback (if you come back in) ...can I ask, what brand of camper trailer you use and whether you're happy with it?

[The ho har's]

Thanks for your help everyone. I really appreciate all the opinions.

Redback (if you come back in) ...can I ask, what brand of camper trailer you use and whether you're happy with it?

read his signature;)

Redback Camper:D


Mrs ho har:angel:

[FifiLámour]

Doh! [FishSlap]


Sorry [bigwhistle] Silly me.

[The ho har's]

Doh! [FishSlap]


Sorry [bigwhistle] Silly me.


happy to help anytime for fellow forum members;)


Mrs ho har:angel:

[Redback]

Thanks for your help everyone. I really appreciate all the opinions.

Redback (if you come back in) ...can I ask, what brand of camper trailer you use and whether you're happy with it?


happy to help anytime for fellow forum members;)


Mrs ho har:angel:

Yes it's a Redback, bloody great trailer and tows like no other camper I've towed, the canvas workmanship is a bit ordinary though, the guy who made the trailer for Redback has now left the company, he re-started his old company Clarkes Country Campers, Ray Clarke is a top bloke and was the only camper maker at the time that would modify the trailer to suit our needs.

Baz.

[DiscoTDI]

Now if you owned one of the new Land cruiser V8 utes or troopys, you would get a choice of what wheel track you wanted to fit your trailer to, I believe the rear wheel track is 100mm narrower than the front;)