Trailer Suspension Upgrade / Help
We love our 5th wheel. Well, for the most part anyway. I'll say this right off the bat, I would never buy another rear kitchen model. It seems most every trip we take something in the kitchen breaks. ...
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Additional notes: I never drive over 60. California speed limit is 55 and I stick to that (actually usually in cruise control at 59) in state and out of state. That's why I consistently get 12.5 mpg towing too I think.
Never drive "off road" either and the trailer is dead nuts level.
I really don't see me spending the kind of money it would take for any "major" suspension upgrades so IS or whatever is not in the cards.
I have another thought as to why this is happening and it is making sense as the problem has gotten much worse than the first few years we owned the trailer. Last summer I swapped to 16" wheels and run LT tires that I inflate to 80 psi versus the old 15" ST tires which only ran 60 psi. That could result in a stiffer ride, right?
Talking this out is helping as I just thought of another issue which may be a new contributor. I recently added racks to the rear that hold my 2 Honda generators, 2 small cans of gas and 2 bikes. These replace the former spare tire carrier so I don't know what the net gain in weight might be but it's probably quite a few pounds. That extra weight hanging off the back could add to the bouncing.
Never drive "off road" either and the trailer is dead nuts level.
I really don't see me spending the kind of money it would take for any "major" suspension upgrades so IS or whatever is not in the cards.
I have another thought as to why this is happening and it is making sense as the problem has gotten much worse than the first few years we owned the trailer. Last summer I swapped to 16" wheels and run LT tires that I inflate to 80 psi versus the old 15" ST tires which only ran 60 psi. That could result in a stiffer ride, right?
Talking this out is helping as I just thought of another issue which may be a new contributor. I recently added racks to the rear that hold my 2 Honda generators, 2 small cans of gas and 2 bikes. These replace the former spare tire carrier so I don't know what the net gain in weight might be but it's probably quite a few pounds. That extra weight hanging off the back could add to the bouncing.
