Suspension Options
I am in the process of buying a new trailer and have not been able to find a good source of information and recommendations for a dual axle trailer suspension. Here and there, a manufacturer will men...
Forum Discussion
Jimmc wrote:
I am the original poster and was looking at Lance trailers. They are pricey but appear well built. The Lance brochure and one site selling them touted that they have torflex torsion arm suspensions. I was wondering if that was really good or more hype. It was interesting since my old Casita has a torflex suspension and seemed to be pretty rough. Of course, that was a single axle suspension while the Lances have dual axles.
The rubber torsion axles are good and I wouldn't turn one down because that is what the manufacturer used. Just remember, the rubber doesn't last forever and you can't replace just the rubber. You have to change the entire axle. Airstream has used rubber torsion axles for quite some time and Avion used them their last couple of years. Rubber torsion axles will give you a better ride, axle for axle, not including the equalizer. As long as the axle ratings are strong enough for the trailer you will be fine. Some rubber torsion manufacturers recommend an axle rating of 1.25 for tandem axles. Others don't. It makes sense when you realize that over a large bump, like a large speed hump, one axle will be carrying the entire load for a short distance.
