Broken leaf springs - third time!
My 2005 Prowler trailer has just had its third case of broken leaf springs. The first occured just 2 years after purchase, and the second 5 years after that. That set lasted a while longer: 7 years; m...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:Slowmover wrote:
Best solution is to convert to TORSION AXLE
Wider track and are fully independent. TT is FAR more stable. AND has a smoother ride.
Leaf spring on travel trailer has been obsolete/unacceptable for more than fifty years.
Maybe they are better. But, don't they have rubber bushings on them that will go bad after awhile too ? And, can't the Torsion Bar wear out ? I remember back in the day you had to crank up the front Torsion Bar axles on your Mopars after a few years because they would start to sag.
Maybe bad. 20-years. Sometimes not at all. Advantages so far outweigh disadvantage (there aren’t any) that to continue to use leaf is questionable brains.
