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...
Forum Discussion
Slowmover wrote:
Advantages so far outweigh disadvantage (there aren’t any) that to continue to use leaf is questionable brains.
While the cheap leaf spring suspensions are built poorly, there is an advantage in that they have equalizers to keep both axles carrying approximately the same weight. I have a large enclosed trailer with torsion axles and many times, when going over or parking on rough terrain, one or two tires are completely off the ground causing overload on the remaining.
My thought is that a trailer with torsion axles better have a reinforced frame and much higher rated axles, tires and wheels. It is better to use your brain and question all aspects of the various suspensions.
