E-Z Flex worth $80??

BarneyS wrote:
Take a look at this thread for lots of info about the system and how to install it yourself. Many of our members, including myself, have installed it and posted about it there - with pictures.
Barney

I second this! Or maybe 12th it by now....LOL

Anything you can do to get road shock and vibration out of these thin RV camper frames is a good thing.

The rubber equalizer helps with heavy road shock loads. Like pot holes, bumps in the road etc. They soften that blow. Also consider upgrading to actual shock absorbers in addition to the rubber equalizer. Shocks take out the long constant oscillations of "whipping in the wind" of the trailer frame after the big road hit, bump pot holes etc.

Good luck

John

Wow, thanks for the feedback guys. Since I am going to do the job anyway to install wet bolts, looks like the $80 upgrade to the EZ Flex is a no-brainer. Nice to hear about it really reducing road shock. I tow with a short bed and autoslide hitch, so I can't use an air ride pinbox or anything like that. The only gripe we have right now is that overpasses and expansion joints chuck fairly hard.

What has started this project is my left tires have started wearing on the outside. There aren't any suspension cracks or broken welds, so i'm thinking that the nylon bushings are worn out and allowing the wheels to get out of alignment. We have actually put quite a few miles on these tires and I will replace them next year, but I would like to correct the uneven wear.

rmoore0852 wrote:


What has started this project is my left tires have started wearing on the outside. There aren't any suspension cracks or broken welds, so i'm thinking that the nylon bushings are worn out and allowing the wheels to get out of alignment. We have actually put quite a few miles on these tires and I will replace them next year, but I would like to correct the uneven wear.

To the wheel alignment, if you are "into" figuring this out yourself, these 2 posts may help. It is not uncommon to have hangers welded on wrong, axles made wrong or something bent. Trailer wheels will wear straight and flat across on all 4 tires when the proper wheel alignment is created. You will get some slight corner radius wear from turning but ti should not wear across a thread section.

Hope this helps

Tire Wear Pattern-Tandem Axle TT (Pic's) Where to look next

TT axle alignment & install - Detailed (long lot's of pics)

I just put the Dexter kit on my smaller hauler, haven't towed it yet but will be in Oct with both Harleys in the back heading to Daytona and then to Talladega on the way back so hoping for a smoother ride, not that it was bad before but I'll see if I can tell the diff.

Dexter has a performance comparison to standard, Trailair (Equaflex) and Mor/Ryde equalizers here. If you assume the testing is accurately reported, the Dexter equalizers are the best by far. Also, the Mor/Ryde and Trailair equalizers are worse than the standard OEM all steel banana equalizers. The thick Dexter shackles sure look impressive compared to the rest.

We replaced the Lippert Equa-flex setup that came on our TT with the EZ-Flex equalizers, wet bolts and shackles when we first bought it. We installed shocks at the same time and can't tell how much the Dexter equalizers compare to the Equa-flex ones, but with having the shocks too has really improved the handling and reduced bounce. Our OEM plastic bushings were totally shot in just over 2K miles from the factory to the dealer on the west coast and were glad we installed the new wet bolts from the start.