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REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:26 pm
by SCOTT905
WHEN PULLING MY CARGO TRAILER THE REAR SUSPENSION SAGS.NEED TO ADD AIRBAGS OR COILS WHAT IS THERE OUT THERE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM....THANKS.
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:02 pm
by jessef
SCOTT905 wrote:WHEN PULLING MY CARGO TRAILER THE REAR SUSPENSION SAGS.NEED TO ADD AIRBAGS OR COILS WHAT IS THERE OUT THERE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM....THANKS.
SCOTT905 wrote:WHAT IS THERE OUT THERE TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM
SCOTT905 wrote:ADD AIRBAGS
YOU ARE WELCOME !
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:25 pm
by Mr. Flibble
YOU COULD ADD STRONGER COILS, BUT AIRBAGS ARE MORE VERSATILE!
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:28 pm
by jessef
AIRBAGS ARE BETTER FoR ToWiNg aS yOu GeT tHe NoRmAl RiDe HeIgHt wItHoUt tHe TrAiLeR aNd AdDeD lIfT wItH AiRbAgS WhIlE ToWiNg.
SoMeThInG's wRoNg WiTh My CaPs LoCk.
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:33 pm
by mararmeisto
WHY ARE WE YELLING?
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:40 am
by unclebazwold
What is the nose weight of the trailer the springs may also just be sagging with age and a pair of ironman springs may solve the problem.
Bazza
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 5:41 am
by mrdueck
I've got the same issue. I suspect the coils are tired but I don't want to put HD springs in and loose my comfort ride. We travel Wpg to BC ALOT. Airbags is what I am starting to seriously consider. I'm not crazy about how the Firestone slip in the coil plastic looking ones as they don't look very durable and am considering finding some more "truck" type rubber ones. Problem at this point is finding the right one to mod for the L400. I plan to do this for the summer vacation. Has anybody else looked into this?
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:33 am
by tonydca
I've sorta got the oppostie complaint. I think the standard-issue L400 has a fair amount of unsprung weight, so it's pretty choppy over little bumps around town.
The best ride quality I ever had was when I was hauling about 600 lbs of turf stacked up over the rear wheels. Smoooth!
So yeah - air bags'd be a neat upgrade.
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 1:29 pm
by ealanm
Is it possible you're just got more tongue weight than you should have? Unless it's a really big trailer, if one reasonably strong person can't lift the tongue off the hitch there's probably too much load on it.
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:02 pm
by mrdueck
3 kids, a dog, a full rack on top and she is saggying. I haven't even got a hitch on her yet.
Re: REAR SUSPENSION
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 8:13 pm
by mararmeisto
ealanm wrote:Is it possible you're just got more tongue weight than you should have? Unless it's a really big trailer, if one reasonably strong person can't lift the tongue off the hitch there's probably too much load on it.
Tongue weight is generally not supposed to exceed 10% of total trailer weight.