Weight causing tires to rub inside of trailer

Don't forget ya gotta post pics! :) Good to hear you got it done (almost).

If you have a camcorder, if you want to see what's really going on while travelling, lash one somehow to the frame ahead of the axles and see if the spring hangers move. The greatest amount of differential left-right force on the spring hangers is when you are turning 90 degrees (dry pavement) due to different turning radii of the axles. This can exert a tremendous amount of force on the hangers. With all the work you've done, you shouldn't see much movement, if any. Previously, you would have seen a lot - an inch or more left or right at the bottom of a hanger.

jgos929 wrote:
Well I got the new 2900# leaf springs in. I also installed Mor/Ryde cross members on the front and middle hangers. I couldn't fit one across the back hangers because my black/grey water plumbing was in the way. So I welded in some flat bar on the outside of the ibeams and connected it to the flanges (as seen on here. I found 2 more cracks, one on each side above the rear hangers. These were bad you could actually see through them so I laid a bead over those. I worked on this thing for 7 hours and it beat the hell out of me but all in all I feel good about the repairs I did. I loaded up my sxs and with the new springs she doesn't sit near as low as she did before. With the new cross members and bracing the wheels should stay in line. I didn't notice any flexing during sharp turns or backing it in to its storage spot like I did before. We have a trip planned for next week and I feel good about it. When I get back from that I plan to add a few more pieces of flat bar for bracing and double check the cracks and then I'll be done with it officially. Thanks again for all the help on here guys.