Trailer leaning to the one side?
OK, so I have posted here before about this. It's the heavy side of the trailer. The one with the kitchen slide, fridge, outdoor kitchen, TV and fireplace and outside TV. Springs on that side are sagg...
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We had the same leaning problem on our 26' TT. Trailer weighs 7,550 and has two 3,500 lb axles. subtracting tongue weight, our suspension runs at 96% of design capacity all the time. I've been nervous about the under-axled condition of this thing since right after we bought it 4 years ago, and holding my breath waiting to break a spring.
I considered shimming under the springs but continued to worry that the springs on that side were flatter than other side. Replacing springs with the same capacity is a waste of time IMHO. And putting stronger springs on the same axle seems to (slightly) increase the chance of bending the axle since the shock loading on bumps would be increased with stiffer springs.
After searching all winter FINALLY found a trailer shop nearby that does modifications. The guy crawled out from under it just shaking his head, said the whole suspension system was too loaded. I was due for tires this spring anyway, and he cut me a good deal on replacing the Lippert 4 leaf axles with 5,200 lb Dexters at 5 leaf. They should be here this week.
He said he re-axles A LOT of travel trailers.
Our trailer is likely heavier on that side, but with stronger springs the lean should be small enough not to notice. I'm really excited about taking this off my worry list!
I considered shimming under the springs but continued to worry that the springs on that side were flatter than other side. Replacing springs with the same capacity is a waste of time IMHO. And putting stronger springs on the same axle seems to (slightly) increase the chance of bending the axle since the shock loading on bumps would be increased with stiffer springs.
After searching all winter FINALLY found a trailer shop nearby that does modifications. The guy crawled out from under it just shaking his head, said the whole suspension system was too loaded. I was due for tires this spring anyway, and he cut me a good deal on replacing the Lippert 4 leaf axles with 5,200 lb Dexters at 5 leaf. They should be here this week.
He said he re-axles A LOT of travel trailers.
Our trailer is likely heavier on that side, but with stronger springs the lean should be small enough not to notice. I'm really excited about taking this off my worry list!
