Troubleshooting A Nose High Trailer To Install A Roadmaster Comfort Ride Suspension System

Question:

Kevin, this is from RM Good afternoon, Barry, You are correct in saying that having a trailer nose up is not recommended with our slipper spring system. It definitely affects the operation of the system by having most of the weight transferred to the solo rear axle only, which is obviously not good with anything more than a single axle. It would indeed and there is a video of weight distribution that I found that gives a good visual example of why you would prefer forward weight and Ill attach that below. I am not aware of anything to safely raise trailer heights, and Im unsure if it would then be compatible with our slipper springs. But there could be. My recommendation would be to check out MORryde suspension and see if anything of theirs works, or wait until you have a combo that isnt nose up unfortunately. Sorry that our system isnt applicable for your situation Barry, but I appreciate your interest in our product. Let me know if I can assist you in any way further my friend.

asked by: Barry L

Expert Reply:

If your trailer is so nose high that you can't use a Roadmaster Comfort Ride Suspension system then you shouldn't be towing it as it is currently. There are multiple ways to fix your ride height issue:

Start by adjusting the hitch head height down, while still maintaining a 6" space between the nose of the trailer and the top of the truck bedrails. If this isn't an option then you can look into alternative hitches that have a lower height setting. If you want me to look for some I'd just need to know what you currently have.

From there you can either lower the suspension of the truck if it's lifted or adjust the suspension of the trailer. If your axles are above your leaf spring stack (underslung) then you can use an Over-Under Conversion kit # K71-384-00 (2-3/8" diameter axles) or # K71-385-00 (3" diameter axles). These kits flip the spring stack up above the axle giving you the diameter of the axle as well as the height of the leaf spring stack.

The next option would be to use the a Correct Track lift kit, but you'll likely have fitment issues with the slipper spring box so you'd instead just have to weld on longer hangers to the frame of the trailer to raise the height.

Roadmaster isn't wrong about riding nose placing more weight on the rear axle, but there are definitely tolerances you could be within. Without actually seeing how off level you are it's a bit hard to gauge, but we can definitely find a solution to get you where you need to be to make some upgrades to your trailer.

expert reply by: Kevin C