Ugh...too nose high?

Me Again wrote:
The concern of using spacer blocks is the torque applied to the springs and extended u-bolts under heavy braking. Look at the U-bolts and springs on the TV rear axles and compare that what you see under your trailer! Night and day difference! Good way to break a spring leaf or U-bolt.

Chris

Is this something you witnessed or had happen ? I do understand it gives everything a little more leverage for torque, but extending shackles seems to me just as bad. I guess the only good way is just cutting of the shackles ,and extending the frame down, and rewelding shackles ???

The concern of using spacer blocks is the torque applied to the springs and extended u-bolts under heavy braking. Look at the U-bolts and springs on the TV rear axles and compare that what you see under your trailer! Night and day difference! Good way to break a spring leaf or U-bolt.

Chris

stro1965 wrote:

tinner12002 wrote:
I had a similar look on my tri-axle toyhauler, I took some heavy wall square tubing the same width as my springs and made some spacers to go under my springs and on top of axle perch using longer u-bolts to raise mine up. Just like using lifting blocks in a truck lift kit. Works great! I feel my setup is much better, stronger, safer than longer shackles!

Gonna take a look at mine, this just might work.

Pretty sure this is what I am going to do, unless someone can say it is not a good idea, and why.

tinner12002 wrote:
I had a similar look on my tri-axle toyhauler, I took some heavy wall square tubing the same width as my springs and made some spacers to go under my springs and on top of axle perch using longer u-bolts to raise mine up. Just like using lifting blocks in a truck lift kit. Works great! I feel my setup is much better, stronger, safer than longer shackles!

Gonna take a look at mine, this just might work.

tinner12002 wrote:
I had a similar look on my tri-axle toyhauler, I took some heavy wall square tubing the same width as my springs and made some spacers to go under my springs and on top of axle perch using longer u-bolts to raise mine up. Just like using lifting blocks in a truck lift kit. Works great! I feel my setup is much better, stronger, safer than longer shackles!

Sure looks like the easy solution if one only wants 1-2 inches , other then you, we don't see anyone mention your method.

Cutting off the shackles welding on a spacer then welding the shackles on sure seems like the long way around getting lifted a couple inches. Replacing the u-bolts with longer ones ,and using a square tube for a lifting block , sure can't see a problem with that. Pretty inexpensive if doing it yourself, and just buying new u-bolts.

I would imagine there comes a point on how much one can block up the axles, but to me extending the shackles with an alignment kit gives it a chance for more side movement in the shackles, pretty much the same as just adding longer shackles, which IMO is not the way to go.

I might have to do the same thing as the OP...that correct track thing looks like it would work well, and not real pricey at all

I had a similar look on my tri-axle toyhauler, I took some heavy wall square tubing the same width as my springs and made some spacers to go under my springs and on top of axle perch using longer u-bolts to raise mine up. Just like using lifting blocks in a truck lift kit. Works great! I feel my setup is much better, stronger, safer than longer shackles!

Specularius wrote:
I have pulled mine for 10,084 miles with it nose high like in the picture and have not seen any ill effects. I weighed it ready to go and checked each tire weight on the camper and they all within 200 pounds of each other. My trailer has the Mor-ryde rubber equalizer. Here is a picture that shows how far out of level it is:

Your TV is bigger than my 5er!!! I like it!!!!! Looks like a smooth ride!!!

Specularius wrote:
I have pulled mine for 10,084 miles with it nose high like in the picture and have not seen any ill effects. I weighed it ready to go and checked each tire weight on the camper and they all within 200 pounds of each other. My trailer has the Mor-ryde rubber equalizer. Here is a picture that shows how far out of level it is:

lol,not for nothing but look what your pulling that with.Your truck is much much more forgiving on wether its nose high or not.You could drag it sideways in that thing and not feel it.lol

Specularius wrote:
I have pulled mine for 10,084 miles with it nose high like in the picture and have not seen any ill effects. I weighed it ready to go and checked each tire weight on the camper and they all within 200 pounds of each other. My trailer has the Mor-ryde rubber equalizer. Here is a picture that shows how far out of level it is:

Not being out of level as much as yours, but a bit, and a little more with the new truck, then my previous truck. Have never really heard what the problem is towing out of level, never have had any problems in 9 years I have been towing fifth wheels. Three with the previous truck, and one with the new one.