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LarryJM
Oct 03, 2016Explorer II
lanerd wrote:
Your trailer is on rubber tires and leaf springs. So unless you raise the trailer tires off the ground, you're always gonna have some "bounce". The more stabilizers you have, the better; but you're not gonna get rid of it totally. Get use to it.
Ron
IMO you are on to the real solution, but missed the most critical point. You don't have to take all the weight off the tires and suspension, only enough to equate to the downward wt/force that is causing the issue (i.e. the peoples wt plus maybe 10 to 20% above that.
I have made several posts on what I have found to be the "REAL SOLUTION" and below are two for consumption ...
Post 1
Post 2 addressing force needed using my method
One might want to read the entire threads where these posts were made to get a more broader picture of the actual discussion and context.
Larry
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