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Recently my wife Karen (Chickie)& I went to full time living & traveling in our 2008', 3400RL, BH that was equipped with elect brakes & 6K axles & springs with mission 235/85/16.5 E tires. Knowing we were about to chg from an east coast resident to a west coast traveler gave us lots to think about regarding what chg's might we want to make to our truck & 5th wheel. <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O
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1) Lippert 7K axles (2) as a complete kit. New HD leaf springs, full 12" disks brakes, Never Lube bearings (these are great). The Lippert folks price things as a set so when you break up the kit you pay more for separate items. This was the reason we went with the whole kit at approx $3K. Now as full timers we really don't have to worry about any weight issues. The <ST1Carlisle< font O< unit with just & ST1 system<O< mgmt Haul Tow F350 Ford my great up matched elect pump hyd>
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