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me2
Explorer
Aug 26, 2018

Adding big deck/ extra axle to a 5er. Carry 4 motorcycles.

I have a 355 Chaparral that we love. Sleeps 10. Great loft, layout, etc. I pull it about 2500 miles every summer. The stock 355 has a ULVW was 10,200 pounds. GVWR is 14,000. I upgraded the sto...
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mapguy
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Sep 01, 2018
What you propose is doable - my only real concern is Pin weight. Currently you are running about 15% of loaded weight without dirt bikes. For me 15% of loaded weight would be the minimum target Pin weight. Pin weights less than 15% of load tend to have ride and control issues in my experience.

What brand of torsion axle did you use?

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