Video Transcript for Review of Terran Industries Trailer Leaf Springs - 5 Leaf Slipper Hook Spring 3.5K Axle - TX93RJ

Hi, everybody. Andy here with etrailer. Let's take a quick look at this Terran Industries five-leaf slipper hook spring for your 3,500 pound trailer axle. This leaf spring is a replacement slipper hook spring for a trailer with worn, flattened or broken suspension springs. And giving you a close up here and getting my tape measure here, I just wanna show you the measurement. So it's kind of tricky to show you on camera, especially this angle, but I am measuring from the center of the eye to right about the end of the hook there, the inside of the hook.

We're sitting pretty close to 26 and a half inches. This uses a five-leaf design. And so its job is to support your trailer and resorb movement from bumps and uneven roads. It's gonna help the suspension maintain a more stable, controlled ride. The width is gonna be two inches.

So what makes this a slipper style spring is the way that it mounts. Instead of having a spring eye at both ends, it has a spring eye on one end and a slipper hook on the other. The eye is gonna provide the fixed-mounting point while the slipper-end is going to be able to move within its hanger as the spring flexes. That movement allows the spring to change shape as the suspension compresses and rebounds. This is mainly for someone replacing an existing slipper spring with the same basic style, dimensions and appropriate capacity.

It's gonna be particularly relevant when the old spring has flattened, broken, or lost enough arch that the trailer is sitting lower or isn't handling bumps like it used to. So getting the dimensions right is gonna be one of the most important parts of choosing a replacement. As you no doubt, no leaf springs will flatten and change dimensions as they wear. So measurements from an old spring need to be considered carefully. Ideally, take the weight off the suspension before measuring that old spring.

This spring consists of five individual steel leafs stacked together and these leafs provide the combination of support and flexibility needed for the suspension to absorb road shock. The spring also has a clip here around the leaf stack to help keep the leafs properly aligned. So when replacing the spring, it's also gonna be a great opportunity to inspect the rest of your suspension. Look at the spring eye and the bushing, mounting bolts, hangers, U-bolts in the area where the slipper-end contacts its hanger and worn or damaged hardware can affect, of course, the suspension movement even after this new spring is installed. So if you're looking for other suspension parts, we do carry all that here at etrailer. One final note I wanna make, if you need help with installation on this product page underneath the photo section, we have a link that will take you to our installer locator. Click that link, answer the questions that it has for you and that locator will find an installer in your area that etrailer has partnered with to help you with the install. Well again, my name's Andy. Thank you for joining me.