Forum Discussion
FastEagle
Nov 07, 2013Explorer
flrp wrote:
I am thinking about buying a 2014 Cedar Creek Silverback 5er but I am concerned about the space between the tandem tires on the unit. I have owned 4 fifth wheels so far in my life and none of them had the tandem tires so close together. The space on the Silverback appear to be about 4 inches (my estimate)apart. I have looked at other new 5th wheels and they appear to be about 10 inches space between the tandem tires. Plus the units I have owned were in the 10 inch range. My concern with the tires being so close together that a tire blow out could impact both tires on the same side of the unit. In addition I have had a leaf spring break on a Montana and the axle twisted which in my opinion would have cause the two tires on the opposite side to have rubbed together compounding the problem when the leaf spring broke. The question is, does anyone understand my concerns and have similar ones with the Silverback unit? In addition with the two tandem tires being so close together I would believe the 5th wheel unit would be more unstable acting like a play ground teeter tot when traveling down the road. Anyone have thoughts about the tandem tires being so close together on this unit.
Why don’t you just send Forest River an eMail and ask them about the axle spacing for the model you are considering. I’m sure they will provide you with a reasonable explanation.
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