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Originally Posted by freebeard
That looks like an argument for having the wheel closer to the back. What other effects would follow, in your opinion?
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A longer wheelbase from the pivot point would create less road articulation/travel. This would minimize the amount of dampening required at the hitch.
I think at 7' from my rear bumper is almost the maximum length I would safely recommend. Extending the rear another 2' (9' total) may cause issues when making tight turns and still contacting vehicles/things on the outer part of yer turn. Keep in mind that I didn't fear the tail cone (18" longer) contacting as it wasn't as wide as the trailer was but the concern was still there. As far as I know, I never hit anything with the tail cone while making a turn. As it is, I dive into the corner as tight as I can just to make sure I'm not going to contact anything on the outer part of my turn.
I will have to make some measurements from the pivot point to the swivel point currently resides at. I'm not sure I want to mess with extending it further out just yet.