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offgrid 
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Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
 Topic: 178 axle supportPosted: 10 Mar 2019 at 2:37pm |
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Good luck!
When you recamber it I'm curious to find out if the shop finds a bend on the axle tubes immediately outboard of the frame attachment points. You axle arch flattening in itself doesn't sound like its really bad enough to cause the negative camber in your photos.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
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Billy Bob
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Joined: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Boulder City, N Online Status: Offline Posts: 103 |
Posted: 11 Mar 2019 at 10:22am |
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nicely done
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Motor7
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Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Location: E. TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 196 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2019 at 6:43am |
That is exactly what I want to know. I am no engineer, but it has to be relatively easy to flatten out that tiny arch than to bend the last foot of the axle tube at the frame attachment point. BTW, the welding skills shown in this thread are top notch!
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2016 R-Pod 176T
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Toyanvil
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Joined: 15 Feb 2019 Location: Bakersfield Online Status: Offline Posts: 157 |
Posted: 15 Mar 2019 at 10:21pm |
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Back from the alignment shop and here is what they found. Beside the negative camber it was also 1/2" toe-in, this is why I align all my trailers, I gained 2 mpg after aligning my off-road trailer. The axle was not bent outboard of the frame and that would be really hard to do with a Torsion axle, they are almost solid the first 20" or so and hollow in the center.
Before. 
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Before. 
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No before picture, but my axle was flat. After. 
On the rack. 
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offgrid
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Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 6:02am |
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Wow, that's a lot of camber you wound up with! For camparison to StephenH's new axle, and to my axle, do you know how much gap you have there now?
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1994 Chinook Concourse
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 7:54am |
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More importantly, how did it tow with the new setup? Also, is the place you took it to for the alignment a national chain? I have not heard about trailer alignments being done before this.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Toyanvil
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Joined: 15 Feb 2019 Location: Bakersfield Online Status: Offline Posts: 157 |
Posted: 16 Mar 2019 at 8:02am |
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I am going to Measure it today. Axles should be aligned to the trailer after installation and I don't think Forest River does it to each trailer. They did not even build the frame right, it should have been 10" wider. And if you have replaced your axle it should be done just like when you replace parts on your car or trucks suspension. I align all the trailers I build, and all of them needed something. If your trailer wheels are not straight up or real close to it or are wearing tires odd, you should have it checked at a good frame shop.
My trailer pulled good before, but the tires were cupping. The shop here is just a local one, I would look for a frame shop in your town that the trailer repair guys use. I still need to balance tires. |
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StephenH
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Posted: 26 Apr 2019 at 8:58am |
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Have you had the opportunity to tow with the reinforced axle? If so, how is it working out?
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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lostagain
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Posted: 26 Apr 2019 at 9:08am |
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+1 to StephenH's question. I simultaneously asked it in the other axle thread that's in current discussion.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 03 May 2019 at 10:05am |
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Any updates about performance with these installed? Are they staying where they should or are they slipping? It would be great to be able to get something like this to be able to bolt on. What if the attachment to the frame were an L-shaped piece that would bolt between the riser and the frame instead of being welded to the riser? Would that work and be able to be fabricated easier than welding the top support to the riser itself?
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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