Dexter EZ Flex install

rhagfo wrote:

jmtandem wrote:

The installation of the wet bolt kit totally reworks the way the bolts and bushings interact. It becomes a decent working system.

And to think all of this kit including the wet bolts could have been installed at the factory adding a couple dollars to the cost. Building stuff that is starting to fail (plastic bushings) in 3000-4000 miles is just ridiculous. I changed mine out at around 3500 miles and the plastic bushings were already showing major wear.

Not only the extra parts cost, there is the extra labor to press in the bronze bushings.

When you are talking a couple bucks on 1,000's of units it makes a big change on the bottom line.

But suppose you add in the cost, plus 2 percent. What does that add to the overall cost of the unit? Maybe $200 to a $50,000 trailer? And the profit would be the same. Heck, people add $2000 worth of disc brakes after they've already paid big bucks. I doubt that $200 would even cause a hiccup, especially since they wouldn't even know about if they weren't told. Except they might pay $50,200 rather than $50,000. Plus it makes a great selling point if they marketed it right: decreased maintenance, and increased reliability.