Broken Leaf Spring
I just got this used 5th wheel, it is a 2004 forest river cardinal 31 bunk model. It has been sitting at my folks place until I finished the hitch install, this was the first tow. It is a big awkwar...
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fj12ryder wrote:
First question: How much will you actually use it? You have to decide how much you want to spend.
Personally I would go to the 6,000 lb. springs. Also I would install a wetbolt kit, and the EZ Flex equalizers from Dexter. That's going to make you trailer as good riding as you'll get without spending large amounts of money. Like I said, it just depends on how much you're going to actually use it.
This seems like path I want to take... 6K springs, and wet bolt kit (with heavy shackles). I don't know what the flex equalizer is, so I'll have to look into it.
In the summer, we hope to use it a lot or at least as much as weekend warriors can. Many weekend trips with a couple 4-9 day trips. I'll also probably use it in the fall for hunting season. I'll be on the road each trip most places being 1-4 hours away, and maybe a 10-16 hour trip to the coast now and then.
In the winter, it'll stay parked. October would be the last realistic month I could use it starting up again in late April/early May.
Regardless of how often we use it, I want it to be reliable and safe.
