Where are Etrailer Leaf Springs Made

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Where are the leaf springs for travel trailers made? I’m looking at the 4 leaf 25 1/4 double eye springs rated at 2500lbs

asked by: David C

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The 4-Leaf Double-Eye Spring for 5,000-lb Trailer Axles # e44SR you're referring to is made in the USA.

expert reply by: Bryce D

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Answer 1

A 6,000 lb axle is usually going to be 3" in diameter. Therefore, for the u-bolts you can use part #APUBR-8 for 7" long or part #APUBR-9 for 7-1/4" long. You can measure your existing u-bolts or from the bottom of the axle…

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Answer 2

The number of leaves on a leaf spring does not dictate strength or capacity, so as you said, a 3000lb rated leaf spring (6,000lb axle capacity) can have various numbers of leaves since it is up to how the manufacture designed it. I wouldn't…

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Answer 3

If the rear springs are seemingly the correct length you could use them as a length reference. You can verify that the front and rear springs were the same length you could measure the distance between the center and front hanger as well as rear to…

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We offer some Dexter axles that might be a good replacement. You'll need to measure the hub face to hub face and spring seat to spring seat dimension of your current axle to see if what we offer is compatible. I've provided a diagram…

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The only difference between a 4 leaf spring and a 5 leaf spring like the #e34SR is that the 4 leaf spring will use slightly thicker leaves and is 1/8 of an inch shorter. To get the best measurement of your existing springs, measure the center eye…

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As long as the axle the won't exceed 5,000 lbs the trailer leaf spring #e44SR would work great since it has a 5k capacity. If you need the full capacity of your axles you'd have to move up to a 6k spring with the part #e34SR instead. This…

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Answer 7

I do have options for you but we would not have a direct replacement for your 3,500 Lb Lippert Axle. Instead, we have the Timbren Axle-Less Trailer Suspension System part #ASR3500S05 or part #ASR3500S06 which as the title states is an axle-less style…

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I do have a great option for you, however we do not have any standard 3,500 pound round tube axles available that match the dimensions you provided. For an exact replacement your best option will be to go through a local trailer shop or the…

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Answer 9

Thanks for all the info. The hub you'll want is the etrailer Axle Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly - 3,500-lb Axles - 5 on 4-1/2 - E-Z Lube #AKHD-545-35-EZ-K. I've attached a review video of this product for you.

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Answer 10

If you already have brake drums you will not have to replace them unless they are damaged or became overheated and have discoloration on the inside armature surface where the magnet rides, grooves in the armature surface, or severe wear where the…

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Front and rear springs hangers should be equally spaced around the center hanger and spring equalizer. It may be that your trailer was modified (if not originally built) with a different height center hanger and that might be how the spacing became…

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Answer 12

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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