Rough roads can take a toll when you’re hauling heavy gear. This 6-leaf slipper spring gives your suspension the strength and flex it needs to handle a 12,000-lb axle with confidence. Each of its six 3/8" thick leaves works together to absorb road shock and keep the trailer steady, so the ride stays smooth and level even with a full load.
Constant movement and weight can wear out weaker parts fast. This spring is built from sturdy steel that holds its shape under stress and resists fatigue over time. The 1" rubber bushing in the eye cushions the connection point, reducing metal-to-metal wear and cutting down on harsh vibration through the frame.
Getting your suspension back in line shouldn’t be complicated. With a 30-1/2" length from the spring eye to the flat end and a 3" width, this slipper spring installs cleanly into standard hanger setups. The front eye attaches securely with a suspension bolt, and the rear end slides into the hanger or equalizer for smooth articulation through the suspension travel.
Old or mismatched springs can throw off your axle geometry. Replacing springs in pairs ensures proper alignment and even performance side to side. That means your trailer tracks straight, wears evenly, and keeps handling predictable mile after mile.
Videos are provided as a guide only. Refer to manufacturer installation instructions and specs for complete information.
Hello everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a look at this Dexter 30 1/2 inch long six-leaf slipper spring with the flat end for 12,000 pound trailer axles. Now, this slipper leaf spring will act as part of your trailer's suspension system. Provides the attachment point for your trailer's axle. This does use multiple leaves you can see here that allow flexibility to absorb road shock.
This one has six leaves. It does allow for a nice, smooth ride, it reduces wear and tear on your trailer, and it'll ensure level ride on bumpy and uneven surfaces. Now, to install this, it does require pre-mounted hangers or aftermarket hanger kit for installation. Those items, we do sell separately on our website. Basically, the eye of the spring right here on this end will attach to a hanger that's mounted on the trailer frame.
And on this end, this slipper end will slide into a hanger or an equalizer. This is a sturdy steel construction. If you notice in the eye right here, it has a rubber bushing with the steel sleeve in. It's all included, installed in there. The eye diameter of that steel sleeve is one inch.
Few specs on this, it's for a quantity of one leaf spring. The spring capacity on this one is 6,000 pounds. It does use, it's used on an axle that has a capacity of 12,000 pounds. Now, I give you, I wanna give you a few measurements on this. I wanna give you the length of the spring and the way the length is measured.
It's measured from the center of the spring eye to the end of the spring. So, if we take our tape measure and we go center to the very end of the spring eye is 30 1/2 inches long. And then the other measurement is the axle location. The axle is gonna fit right in the center of the spring here. So, the measurement for the axle location is from the center of the spring eye to the middle of the spring. So, center there is gonna be 13 1/2 inches. And the width of this spring is three inches. But that should do it for the review on this Dexter 30 1/2 inch long six-leaf slipper spring with the flat end for 12,000 pound trailer axles..
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Good product,
direct replacement
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Exactly what I ordered and needed.
They were a perfect fit and have been working out good for us
Received my springs in a timely manner, they fit perfect. The ordering experience was very easy and I couldn't be more pleased with my purchase
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Product was as shown, shipped fast and on time which is rare in rural Wyoming, will be my first choice next time. Owning 25 trailers
Usually you are completely on top of your game. This time my company is slightly disappointed in the timeframe of events. We stock checked all parts prior to ordering but then found out after the order was placed some were not in stock. Nobody reached out to let us know the parts were out of stock or asked if we would like to have the rest of the order shipped while waiting for the remaining out of stock items. Once we called we were able to get things moving however the shipment still was not expedited and took an additional extra five days.
FIT PERFECTLY ON 12K DEXTER AXLE. ARRIVED FAST AND GREAT PRICE, EZ INSTALL, WILL ORDER AGAIN
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