Beef up (fish plate) “I” beam frame
Dealer told me some people have done this. Adding 10 or 12 feet of plate centred over axels. This should prevent rear frame sag which I think my 34 foot Cedar Creek has some of. Thoughts?
Forum Discussion
wing_zealot wrote:
Lippert makes what the manufacturers want. If the manufacturers wanted stronger more durable components, they would get them; as long as their willing to pay for them. Suppliers don't make a bunch of frames then go see if someone wants to buy them. Suppliers build frames to the manufacturer's specs. The price and specs are negotiated before the supplier even turns on the light switch in the plant. Everyone is on the same page and knows exactly what is what. The manufacturer is getting exactly what he wanted and paid for.
I don't disagree with you 100%, but I will say that LCI's =build= quality, no matter the spec, leaves a lot to be desired, though it does seem to have improved the past several years. About 8-10 years ago, there were =lots= of post here, with pictures, of broken frames and, especially, broken welds. Many of those welds, while pretty, had little to no penetration, so were mere decoration, with little to no strength. This led to other problems, including broken frames, mostly in the pin box area, around the suspension and in the frame step area. Sadly, the mfrs refused to really inspect the frames and either fix them before building on them, or flat-out returning them to LCI as sub-standard. Had the mfrs, as an industry, been willing to go draconian on LCI back then, you'd've seen a lot fewer frame issues, IMO.
Lyle
