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fabr...... you had meantioned some time back, that you didnt care for slipper springs on light and med duty applications. can you elaborate on that? i ask because i'm getting ready to order a custom trailer with dual 7k axles and debating standard leaf vs slipper. i do not like torsion axles as i have seen there limitations many times.
Completely agree on the torsion pros and cons. If I had a trailer that would never be off road or continually needing tight/near jack knifing turns I would definitely go torsion again. I still have a 45 footer with triple torsions and they do ride much smoother than springs. TOrsions with triple axles have proven to be quite hard on the center axle when turning tight. Off road or on rough terrain there is no equalization of the load like non slipper suspension offers. Therefore each axle can be easily overloaded on rough terrain or going through intersection dips in the roadway. Bottom line is torsions are best suited for highway transportation and limited offroad/uneven terrain.Slipper spring suspensions are just noisy. Slippers will require less maintenance and they do avoid the issue of shackle wear. Slippers are in reality heavier duty in that sense.Slippers ,in general allow less articulation between axles compared to shackles though. Just depends what you need. Slippers are not a bad design.I just don't like all the squeaking.Personaly, on a dual axle 7K each setup I'd go with shackle suspension.
fabr, on the last trip you asked what i hated about the overnighter..........the cad print above answers that question.
Well the boat trailer didn't last long. Thanks for answers about torsions. Mine rides good, never sees any off road and is only loaded to 6k but is rated for 10k.
Quote from: dsrace on January 15, 2021, 12:47:45 PMfabr, on the last trip you asked what i hated about the overnighter..........the cad print above answers that question. I guess I'm missing something. WHere does the car go? On the roof?