rockwind1 wrote:
time2roll wrote:
If the springs are flat I would go up about 1,000 pounds rated (pair).
If you must just get the two I doubt it is a big deal.
Are you sure it is not the flipped shackle that makes them look flat? If you can just get the weight off the springs and everything positioned right again maybe it is fine.
Can you post some pictures?
Well. I flipped The shackle back so it was correctly oriented and the spring went from having a negative curve to having more of a flat shape. The other thing that I’ve noticed over the years I never thought it was that big of a deal but maybe it is, my trailer has always been sort of angled nose down so to speak when I’m driving along in my truck, I think my truck leaf springs have slowly lost some of their capacity. I think I’m gonna get some airbags finally. But I wonder if not having the trailer perfectly level while towing has just put more weight on that front axle. It’s definitely not an extreme amount of unlevel Ness, but it is noticeable.
As far as going up 1000 pounds, I really don’t know what the leaf springs are rated out right now, I was looking at the new leaf springs and they all have white ratings but I guess I’ll have to figure out what mine are first, I thought if you just went from a four to a five or a five to a six, it would just obviously be stronger. The guys at the Sort of RV shop recommended the six leaf springs instead of my four
ok, finally was able to take some pictures,, hopefully i can put them on here. the flat springs are the front axle, the curved spring is the middle axle,, the messed up looking rubber bumper is in between the front and middle axles, this bumper looks messed up as it was the one next to the flipped shackle, the other side looks fine. the tag is on the front axle, i am surprised it says 5200 lbs when the trailer tag says 5080. the equalizer is inbetween the front and middle axle and it says dexter 13-144
i think the equalizer may be stuck in that position,, it has not moved,, could be a problem,,,thoughts for anyone?
here is a youtube video of the pictures i took,,, could not upload them onto here
https://youtu.be/Rxj7Q1vqNfY
