lift kit and yaw while towing

catchandkill · Jan 18, 2007

a friend of mine with an inferior brand of vehicle has noted his vehicle yaws a little when towing with a heavy load (big boat) that started after he put his lift kit on, nothing unstable or dangerous just a little tendancy to wander. i am about to put on a ProComp 6 in lift kit on my 05 4X4 CC LE. Has anybody else had this experience?

aranoid:

DStewart · Jan 20, 2007

What's a yaw??

loufish · Jan 20, 2007

What's a yaw??

If you drilled a hole down thru the middle of the roof all the way thru the floor toward the ground and then put a steel rod thru the holes, then pivoted the truck left and right on that rod...that's Yaw.
All vehs can Pitch(nose up, nose down), Roll(like when you corner and the truck tilts left or right) and Yaw.

The first thing I would check is low tire pressure, that will cause the truck to wiggle...What size and load ratings are your tires?

Carbeaux · Jan 20, 2007

I'm only familiar with "yaw" in an aircraft sense. In that respect, yaw would translate to "sway" for us in a towing sense.

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/yaw.html

helomech · Jan 21, 2007

Must be in or has been in aviation. No one else I know uses the word yaw. Could also be to much tonque weight causing the yaw.

loufish · Jan 21, 2007

I'm a licensed A&P mechanic....so I speak Yaw...

Nissan Mike · Jan 21, 2007

catchandkill said:
a friend of mine with an inferior brand of vehicle has noted his vehicle yaws a little when towing with a heavy load (big boat) that started after he put his lift kit on, nothing unstable or dangerous just a little tendancy to wander. i am about to put on a ProComp 6 in lift kit on my 05 4X4 CC LE. Has anybody else had this experience?aranoid:

I've got an 05 LE CC with a pro-comp 6 in lift and 35 inch tires and it tows straight and easy no yaw,no problem

catchandkill · Jan 22, 2007

thanks ya'll-pun intended

DStewart · Jan 23, 2007

loufish said:
If you drilled a hole down thru the middle of the roof all the way thru the floor toward the ground and then put a steel rod thru the holes, then pivoted the truck left and right on that rod...that's Yaw.
All vehs can Pitch(nose up, nose down), Roll(like when you corner and the truck tilts left or right) and Yaw.

The first thing I would check is low tire pressure, that will cause the truck to wiggle...What size and load ratings are your tires?

Learn something new everyday...........thanks for clearing up. I thought he just meant to say something else, LOL

helomech · Jan 23, 2007

loufish said:
I'm a licensed A&P mechanic....so I speak Yaw...

Who do you work for? I work for Air Logistics in the Gulf of Mexico.

catchandkill · Jan 24, 2007

i am a cardiac nurse practitioner, now, who has just a few too many hobbies. fly a little bit here and there, fish out there (gulf of mexico), hunt just about anywhere i can...etc...etc...etc-Yul Brenner, The King and I.

Titan450 · Jan 26, 2007

helomech said:
Must be in or has been in aviation. No one else I know uses the word yaw. Could also be to much tonque weight causing the yaw.

Yaw is side to side motion. I'm in aviation too. Wind would help out with the yaw too carrying a load.

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