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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-09-2021, 07:35 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
Potholes are not the issue. Driving through a...

Potholes are not the issue. Driving through a deep dip is the extreme condition of concern for a WDH, and you general won't see that on anything which is an actual road of any kind. I doubt that this...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-09-2021, 07:30 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
I don't see how one hundred miles an hour is...

I don't see how one hundred miles an hour is relevant, but looking at the truck in the original post, my guess is that this particular trailer might be used in much rougher terrain than a typical...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-09-2021, 04:49 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
... in off-road conditions. ... and used...

... in off-road conditions.

... and used only on reasonably flat surfaces.

And those big dips, especially combined with excessively stiff WDH springs, are the key.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-08-2021, 03:29 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
I'm thinking that it would make sense to look up...

I'm thinking that it would make sense to look up the minimum pressure for the load, add a margin for error, and use that... rather than an arbitrary reduction from an arbitrarily assigned pressure.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-08-2021, 03:27 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
Perhaps, but if shopping for a leaf-spring axle...

Perhaps, but if shopping for a leaf-spring axle for a trailer by price, the result will be junk, not an improvement. The next posted topic could be "Why is my new axle not better than the old one?",...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-08-2021, 03:23 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
I would say the the problem is more like short...

I would say the the problem is more like short springs, mounted at the wrong angle (relative heights of front and rear mounts are wrong), and lack of shocks. But yes, trailer suspensions are...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-08-2021, 12:53 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
I think most people are not aware of them,...

I think most people are not aware of them, because for their cars and trucks they (correctly) follow the vehicle manufacturer's direction (which is based on the same tables, plus additional factors...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-07-2021, 02:55 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
To be fair, there are twice as many bumps but...

To be fair, there are twice as many bumps but they are each less severe. ;D
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-07-2021, 02:54 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
On any road surface, reasonably low tire pressure...

On any road surface, reasonably low tire pressure will help ride and even tire traction (and therefore handling), but too low damages tires and hurts stability.

The load/inflation tables...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-07-2021, 02:44 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,653
Posted By Brian B-P
Suspension needs damping, which means absorbing...

Suspension needs damping, which means absorbing the energy of suspension motion to keep it from bouncing. This is normally done with shock absorbers (of various kinds, but normally telescopic...
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