OK I had a chance to crawl under the trailer and take a few pictures of the existing situation. Both 4400lb axles are out of wack (bent) and I believe I have lost some arch on my springs.Tire wear is consistently more on the inside by about 50% on both axles, a bit worse on the rear. Shackle mounts appear to be ok, but seem spread at the spring eye locations or the outer lip of the bushing have warn. I also discovered two new zerk fittings on my E_Z Flex suspension center assembly.
My plan for this thread is to document my upgrade to 6000lb Dexter axles - or possible Rockwell - both are now Dexter brands. The trailer currently has twin 4400lb axles.
So folks know I previously ditched the 15" wheels and tires and up-sized to ST235 80 16 GY Endurance. The trailer has about. The trailer has just over 13,000 miles on the origional suspension and probably 12K on the new tires.
First a picture before the trip and after the trip
Before and after the trip. I have slightly less clearance (maybe 1/2") on passenger side front.
But first lets look at the E_Z Flex
From the 13-144 part number I have found theses will work with 6K axles, The two grease Zerks I found hidden are located up top behind the center hanger - one on each leg of the E_Z Flex. When I do the axle change I plan to rebuild thees with new bushings.
This is what I found on Dexter's site.
https://www.dexteraxle.com/Dexter-E-Z-Flex
https://www.dexteraxle.com/user_area...ctionSheet.pdf
https://www.dexteraxle.com/user_area...raw/EZFLEX.pdf
These are the bushings I believe I need E-Trailer was kind enough to verify.
https://www.dexteraxle.com/product/2...bronze-bushing
I am also thinking of upgrading to HD shackles - unless I have them already - this would give me new wet bolts and bushings too.
https://www.dexteraxle.com/product/2...suspension-kit
BTW I have already found a lot better pricing.
On thing I am still trying to find out is if the new springs come with new bushing already installed?
Ill be posting pictures on what I found a bit later
Keith
My plan for this thread is to document my upgrade to 6000lb Dexter axles - or possible Rockwell - both are now Dexter brands. The trailer currently has twin 4400lb axles.
So folks know I previously ditched the 15" wheels and tires and up-sized to ST235 80 16 GY Endurance. The trailer has about. The trailer has just over 13,000 miles on the origional suspension and probably 12K on the new tires.
First a picture before the trip and after the trip
Before and after the trip. I have slightly less clearance (maybe 1/2") on passenger side front.
But first lets look at the E_Z Flex
From the 13-144 part number I have found theses will work with 6K axles, The two grease Zerks I found hidden are located up top behind the center hanger - one on each leg of the E_Z Flex. When I do the axle change I plan to rebuild thees with new bushings.
This is what I found on Dexter's site.
https://www.dexteraxle.com/Dexter-E-Z-Flex
https://www.dexteraxle.com/user_area...ctionSheet.pdf
https://www.dexteraxle.com/user_area...raw/EZFLEX.pdf
These are the bushings I believe I need E-Trailer was kind enough to verify.
https://www.dexteraxle.com/product/2...bronze-bushing
I am also thinking of upgrading to HD shackles - unless I have them already - this would give me new wet bolts and bushings too.
https://www.dexteraxle.com/product/2...suspension-kit
BTW I have already found a lot better pricing.
On thing I am still trying to find out is if the new springs come with new bushing already installed?
Ill be posting pictures on what I found a bit later
Keith
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