Flat Leaf Springs- Replacement Required?

[1slomofo]

Please see attached image.

I have noticed this at the beginning of last camping season and I ran it like this for a little over 800 miles since I noticed it. I am due for other maintenance and would like your opinion on whether or not I should add new leaf spring packs to the to-do list.

This is on a 2015 Eclipse Attitude 32SAG Toy Hauler w/ Lippert 6,000lb axles. I am not sure what springs to replace them with if I go that route.

[Ltrip]

I just went through that with my 2018 Arctic Fox 25Y. Yours look pretty bad. Figure out what is the stock spring and then upgrade by 250-500 lbs on each spring. The key measurement is the eye to eye measurement when unloaded.
Good luck.

[1slomofo]

fj12ryder wrote:
Yeah, those really look to be ready for the scrap heap. Is that a triple axle toyhauler?

Thats what I wanted to hear! haha - Maybe I will forge them into swords for my kids! haha.


This is dual axle trailer. California toy hauler builders are king of leaving roughly 1lb of excess load capacity with builds. Its horrible.

I will look for 4500lb springs. I will look for part numbers stamped on this when I star to tear it apart.

Springs, Brakes, bearings, and tires. Yay!

[fj12ryder]

Yeah, those really look to be ready for the scrap heap. Is that a triple axle toyhauler?

[enblethen]

You are awful close to over loading the 3500 pound springs, if that is what you have.
I would be researching something like 4500. At least something a little heavier.
Measure the length of your springs between shackles
Lippert website doesn't help much on spring replacement.
Need to verify what springs you have!

[time2roll]

Yes I would replace them. Not just that but go up about 500 pounds rating.

Or you can just wait until they break.

[Yosemite_Sam1]

Yeah, that looks like it has very little curvature left on it.

[1slomofo]

enblethen wrote:
Are all the springs showing the same?
I would weigh the rig first.
I would be looking at complete spring, shackles and link replacement
Look on etrailer.com for what packages are available.

Yes they all look exactly the same > Flat .. maybe even slighty bending the wrong way in the middle.

I did weigh it "trip ready" (aka loaded to the gills, full water etc) and it was 13,800lbs total give or take (pending my math on how much is sitting on the truck) 11,400 would be on the trailer axles.

[enblethen]

Are all the springs showing the same?
I would weigh the rig first.
I would be looking at complete spring, shackles and link replacement
Look on etrailer.com for what packages are available.