Rear springs wearing out too soon ???
We have a Bighorn 3370, 36' 2 axles, its 7 years old, I have replaced the rear springs 2X, front springs seem to hold up well, rear springs went flat both times. Both sets of springs were Lippert whic...
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Sport45 wrote:phillyg wrote:
Had an interesting conversation with the guy who just replaced my boat trailer springs. He said most spring sets come from China and are made from scrap steel we send to them. Boat trailer springs used in FL year round in salt water used to last about 7 years; now he sees they're about done in 3 years. He had a source for US made springs but they are very expensive. I'm guessing all RV mfgrs. source their springs from China.
I'll bet the US springs are made from scrap steel too. ;)
I agree and I don't have a problem with recycling. I'm guessing the springs coming from China are not subject to good re-manufacturing processes.
