Flat Leaf Springs- Replacement Required?
Please see attached image. I have noticed this at the beginning of last camping season and I ran it like this for a little over 800 miles since I noticed it. I am due for other maintenance and wou...
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When we got our Terry TT new in 2008 we found out that they made it with the wrong springs....I had the opposite problem tho, they used springs that were TOO stiff and it was shaking the trailer apart going down the road.
They grab springs from big crates as these things roll down the assembly line and there is a very little visual difference between various rated springs. Entirely possible they made your with the wrong springs. Pretty much SOP in the industry to use axles rated to just cover whatever weight is not carried on the tongue/pin. Even running at max capacity your springs should not have deformed like that.
I would replace with a heavier spring just to give you some more headroom in the ratings and also replace those shackles and equalizers too.
They grab springs from big crates as these things roll down the assembly line and there is a very little visual difference between various rated springs. Entirely possible they made your with the wrong springs. Pretty much SOP in the industry to use axles rated to just cover whatever weight is not carried on the tongue/pin. Even running at max capacity your springs should not have deformed like that.
I would replace with a heavier spring just to give you some more headroom in the ratings and also replace those shackles and equalizers too.
