Thought on suspension equalizers
Wondering if anyone has done an upgrade to their trailer suspension by adding an equalizer, such as a Lippert Equa-Flex Equalizer, and whether it was worth the time and $ to install? Thinking of doing...
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On my last TT when I was doing some axle/spring upgrades... I looked at replacing the Equaflex with possibly the Dexter version. (They have both generally recieved good reviews here on the forum over the years)
What I found is that they do not match up apples to apples. They had different weight ratings and different bushing spacing measurements.
So throw price out the window, and choose the one that matches your measurements and weight requirements.
In my case, that was the equaflex. With the axle upgrade, I needed a stronger model, and there was one thing that bothered me about the stock Equaflex it came with. The measurements allowed the spring eye to contact the frame when a large bump was encountered... A few so called experts told me that it was fine like that... Not in my book.
I was able to solve that issue with the new stronger Equaflex... If I had chosen the Dexter, the issue would have remained.
What I found is that they do not match up apples to apples. They had different weight ratings and different bushing spacing measurements.
So throw price out the window, and choose the one that matches your measurements and weight requirements.
In my case, that was the equaflex. With the axle upgrade, I needed a stronger model, and there was one thing that bothered me about the stock Equaflex it came with. The measurements allowed the spring eye to contact the frame when a large bump was encountered... A few so called experts told me that it was fine like that... Not in my book.
I was able to solve that issue with the new stronger Equaflex... If I had chosen the Dexter, the issue would have remained.
