Spring suspension issues
Bought the 09 34foot Cedar fifth 5 years ago. Upgraded the 4 leaf springs to new 5 leaf. Considering doing it again and going to 6 leaf which would be rated at 3500 pounds. Or will this give to sti...
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Why in the world did Lippert build some of these trailers with such a small gap between the tires??
And this is the size of tire stated on the vin sticker.
Was thinking if I can’t find shorter springs then perhaps because there is considerable meat on the hangers I may just drill new holes one inch back on the rear hangers and one inch forward on the front hangers??
That way I will increase the gap by 2 inches.
I should have mentioned in my original post that another concern is the shackles at the equalizer are vertical and damaging the strap and the equalizer.
All pictures I see on the equalizer sites shows them at a slight angle.
Again a sloppy job when originally built.
And this is the size of tire stated on the vin sticker.
Was thinking if I can’t find shorter springs then perhaps because there is considerable meat on the hangers I may just drill new holes one inch back on the rear hangers and one inch forward on the front hangers??
That way I will increase the gap by 2 inches.
I should have mentioned in my original post that another concern is the shackles at the equalizer are vertical and damaging the strap and the equalizer.
All pictures I see on the equalizer sites shows them at a slight angle.
Again a sloppy job when originally built.
