Lifting the 5er
Despite all adjustments that we've made with the hitch (in its lowest position) and the pinbox (in its highest position), we're still towing a little nose-high. The weight distribution of our 5er is ...
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JIMNLIN wrote:People have been using lift blocks for years in trucks with live powered axles...heck your dually and 3/4 ton truck probably has them from the factory that a lot of people overload daily. I've even seen multiple stacked blocks on 4x4s,
A truck with the axles at the corners vs the trailer with close spaced axles in the center of a heavy vehicle is apples vs oranges.
They say the shop wouldn't do the work to install lift blocks without a liability sign off...what about the tire shops that won't use LT tires on a trailer that ST tires came on from the factory...obviously some think the tire shops don't know what their talking about and use LT tires anyway so where's the liability there!
Tire shops/liability ??? The OP didn't ask anything about tires that I saw.
What the big rig spring shop was saying is lift blocks on a trailer isn't recommended because of increased "side stress" issues with the longer U bolts something a trucks suspension doesn't have any where near that type of side stress.
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While turning, the pivot point is a spot centered between the four tires so there is a twisting force on all tires.
