Upgraded suspension on 5er.
5er is almost 8 years old...GVW 16,950# (39' 9" in length), 7,000# rated Dexter axles. I had replaced one sagging spring several years back, (yeah, just one at the time, discovering it very well may...
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MFL wrote:
It sounds like you pretty much have a whole new suspension, under a well taken care of trailer! That makes more sense than just buying a whole new rig.
My former FW had a lot of sqeaks and creaks when going slow through the campgounds. I replaced shackles and bushings on it, nothing near your complete overhaul.
My current FW came with the Equa-flex system on it. Seems like a good setup, a bit of a rubber ride. I don't have many miles on yet,so still quiet. I purchased it new 8/15/12.
Hope your first outing went well, and you didn't get caught in that snow/ice storm, that should have been East of you.
Congrats on the upgrades, that should take you into retirement travels!!
Jerry
Thanks Jerry,
Yeah, we've dodged bad weather so far this year, but we did get hit last night here in the mountains of Western NC....temp got down to 20, and have about an inch of snow on the ground...yesterday evening and this morning were bad due to so much ice on the road.
Retirement was part of the plan:)....Hoping/Planning, at age 66,( july of 2016), that's what I'll be doing:)
