Spring Replacement
One of the leaf springs broke just as we turned on to our street on the way home form our last outing. I decided to replace all 4 springs since the 5th wheel is 19 years old. I ordered the parts fro...
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the bear II wrote:RCMAN46 wrote:
Good time to go with wet bolts.
I upgraded to the EZ-Flex equalizer and the kit comes with wet bolts as well as thicker shackles. I also upped from 3000 lb springs to 3500s since I had to replace. I'm looking forward to more stability and less bounce over big bumps.
On my frame/axles there's no way to change the alignment of the axles short of cutting off the spring hangars and moving them. Everything is predetermined with no provision for adjustment at the mounting points.
I would recommend using a plumb bob and make a mark on the floor below the king pin. Then do the same at all 6 spring hangers. Then measure to each hanger mark from the king pin mark. Each side should be within 1/4 inch. Then measure distance between the hangers on each side. If they differ by more than 1/8 inch you may want to consider moving a hanger and if you are lucky only one will need to be moved. If they do not measure correct and you leave it as is you will know why the tires do not wear even and frequent rotation may extend the tire life.
I assume you have a Lippert frame. Lippert is famous for not getting the hangers correct.
