etrailer Trailer Suspension - Leaf Spring Suspension - APT3 Review Video

I recommend any trailer with a tandem axle setup use an equalizer regardless of the amount of leaves in the spring or if it is a double eye or slipper spring design. On a system like your trailer where each axle is mounted individually and not…

To determine if the Dexter Heavy-Duty Suspension Kit #K71-359-00 will work with the current suspension on your 2003 Carson trailer you will simply need to measure your equalizers and shackle straps that you have on them right now. The equalizers that…

Thank you for submitting the photo of your boat trailer showing the center spring hanger, shackle straps and equalizer. Based on the photo it does appear that non-standard replacement parts may have been used to repair or modify the suspension at…

I am happy to help! Starting with the two holes in the shorter hangers included in the Tandem-Axle Trailer Hanger Kit for Double-Eye Springs - 2-1/2" Front/Rear, 4-1/2" Center #APT8 you were looking at. Those holes are not for bolting but…

If your springs are currently under the axles on your trailer, you can use what is called an over under conversion kit, #K71-385-00. This kit will allow you to move the springs to the top of the axle. For tandem axles, you would need 2 kits. They…

The longer hangers are the center hangers. The reason they are longer than the end hangers is because the shackle straps of the equalizer. It is somewhat hard to explain, but the longer center hanger is to compensate for how the shackle straps move…

For your new build with 2,000 lb axles, I recommend the Tandem-Axle Trailer Hanger Kit for Double-Eye Springs - 3-1/4" Front/Rear/Center #APT5 along with the 3-Leaf Double-Eye Spring for 2,000-lb Trailer Axles - 20-3/8" Long #e84SR. This…

The Curt Spectrum Trailer Brake Controller #C51170 will not charge the breakaway battery on your 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTD. The charge line portion of the 7-way trailer connector runs on a separate terminal(see image). The charge line will be…

To improve your trailers rough ride and absorb road shock I would start by replacing your trailers equalizers with a shock absorbing equalizer system. The Equa-Flex Cushioned Equalizers part #LC279687 is designed for tandem axle trailers with…

It is not uncommon for the trailer hangers on a tandem axle trailer to be all the same size or for there to be different sizes that can be 1-1/2 to 2 inches different in height when you compare the center hanger to the front and rear. For example,…

Grease seal set #RG06-050 is what you will need. These are double lip seals, just like what you have (the spring indicates that) and the dimensions are all the same including the 1/2 inch width.

If you used the Dexter Equalizer kit part #K71-359-00 that you referenced the distance between the axles would be 33 inches.