Which 5ver to buy??
Hi all, I'm new to the board and have been searching for a new 5th wheel for the wife and I to start traveling in. We have narrowed it down to two units so far, The Northwood Silver Fox 35-5Z and...
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Dbl0svn wrote:I had two Montana's and enjoyed both, but I caution you:
With all things being comparable with your Cedar Creek, the Montana has the upgraded suspension, Goodyear tires and grease-able axles. I wonder if I will hold up ok?
"upgraded suspension" means the Mor-Ryde LRE 4000 which is a cheaper (OEM shockless) version of the LR suspension. The benefit is it gives you greater vertical travel on the springs, but also means the trailer tilts further than other systems when maneuvering through uneven roadways. The Rubber springs have a slight history of losing adhesion to the steel plates, and even tear causing the spring to fail. Not a high risk issues, but something to be aware of. The most aggravating is the rubber spring housing is heavy steel and extends down about 8" below the frame, and is welded to the bottom of the frame. The housing puts tremendous horizontal stress on the I-beam frame with some actually collapsing, bending, and cracking the frame in the webbing. The fix was the Mor-Ryde X-Factor cross members that attach between the rubber spring housings on each side and leaf spring hangers on each side just to hold everything true square to the frame. If this Montana does not already have these crossmembers, plan on a $650 add for peace of mind. They can be seen on the Mor-Ryde website.
"Goodyear Tires" most could mean Marathon china bombs ST235/80R/16LRE which is actually a negative over a positive, or they could have got the G614 RTS LT235/85R/16LRG which is good.
Just a heads up. Typical RV Industry growing pains not focused to any brand.
