StrongJava
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I don't recall if I confessed back in January, but we had the left rear wheel fall off while coming south on I5. Thank God no-one was hurt.
Fast forward to today, and I've noticed issues with the equalizers and springs. Part of what I did to recover from the incident involved jacking up the coach and hammering the springs back into alignment. But, it appears now that enough damage was done (probably the rear hangers are bent towards the left side of the coach) that now the springs are shot, at least the rear ones.
I stopped at a trailer place here in Roswell (we are passing though to Williams, AZ) and they indicated the front springs are okay (I personally find them flatter than I like) and that I could just get away with replacing the rear springs and the equalizers after repairing the hangers (the guy at the trailer place said they should be cut off and reattached vice bending them back).
I'm running about 12,600lbs on the axles and, because of the flatness even before the accident, I'm thinking about putting on 4K lbs springs. I know Dexter has them although a year ago eTrailer.com did not.
Given my weight on the axles, can anyone think of any reason I should not do this? The main objection to me is the cost, but it seems I'd get a better ride if the springs had a better shape, and they would still be loaded over 75%.
Thoughts?
Tim
p.s., more pictures of the current issues are available if desired
p.p.s., I check the H.O.T.E.L listing, and unfortunately I did not see anyone with a garage near Flagstaff But, anyone have recommendations for a trailer place near Flagstaff?
Fast forward to today, and I've noticed issues with the equalizers and springs. Part of what I did to recover from the incident involved jacking up the coach and hammering the springs back into alignment. But, it appears now that enough damage was done (probably the rear hangers are bent towards the left side of the coach) that now the springs are shot, at least the rear ones.
I stopped at a trailer place here in Roswell (we are passing though to Williams, AZ) and they indicated the front springs are okay (I personally find them flatter than I like) and that I could just get away with replacing the rear springs and the equalizers after repairing the hangers (the guy at the trailer place said they should be cut off and reattached vice bending them back).
I'm running about 12,600lbs on the axles and, because of the flatness even before the accident, I'm thinking about putting on 4K lbs springs. I know Dexter has them although a year ago eTrailer.com did not.
Given my weight on the axles, can anyone think of any reason I should not do this? The main objection to me is the cost, but it seems I'd get a better ride if the springs had a better shape, and they would still be loaded over 75%.
Thoughts?
Tim
p.s., more pictures of the current issues are available if desired
p.p.s., I check the H.O.T.E.L listing, and unfortunately I did not see anyone with a garage near Flagstaff But, anyone have recommendations for a trailer place near Flagstaff?
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