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Snowman9000
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Nov 03, 2012

Lippert frame reinforcements Jayco & Crossroads OEM

We toured the plant where Jayco builds their big Pinnacles and toyhaulers. I snapped some phone photos of the reinforcing on a Lippert frame for a big unit. I think it was for a TH. Maybe it will giv...
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CKNSLS
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Nov 04, 2012
jimmyfred wrote:
..........The thing is , IF they would use stronger , thicker metal in their spring hangers they wouldn't have to reinforce them ! My T.Supreme weighs 13,220 empty and has NO reinforcements on the hangers , at all ! , jf



It cost less to reinforce them than to add heavier ones.....apparently. Your rig leans towards "higher end" and the vast majority of trailers are built to a price point.

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