You're bouncing down a backroad over ruts and bumps, but your trailer isn't taking the beating. The spring flexes with the road and takes the hit so your trailer doesn't.
Leaf springs flex to take the edge off rough roads, letting the axle move without hammering the trailer frame. That means less wear on your trailer and a smoother pull behind the truck.
The spring is the solid link between your axle and frame. It holds the weight, keeps alignment true, and lets the suspension do its job mile after mile.
Three layers of steel share the load, spreading weight across the spring so it resists sagging and keeps working longer.
Mounting requires hangers, a suspension bolt, and sometimes a keeper bolt. The front eye bolts to the hanger, and the slipper end slides into the rear hanger or an equalizer on multi-axle trailers. If you are fabricating, match your hanger kit to your axle capacity. If you are replacing, swap bolts too since they wear out just like springs. Always replace springs in pairs since mixing new and old can throw off alignment.
Leaf springs should always be replaced in pairs to maintain proper axle alignment and suspension performance.
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Hi everybody. Andy here with etrailer. Let's take a quick look at this three leaf slipper spring with flat end for your 1,410 pound trailer axle. So this is a three-leaf slipper spring that's designed to give your trailer a smoother, more stable ride. The way that this works is pretty simple. The stacked steel leaves flex as you go over bumps.
That's gonna help absorb shock and reduce wear and tear on both the trailer and whatever you're hauling. So this is gonna do a pretty nice job of keeping things level for you. Even if you're driving over rough or uneven ground, the spring's gonna help your trailer stay steady instead of bouncing around or leaning too much. Now as far as specs go, each spring is rated for 705 pounds. So together they support a 1,410 pound axle.
Let me give you some measurements here. I am going to endeavor to measure from the end of the spring to the center of our eye here. So let me turn it this way, line the tape measure up so you're gonna be able to see. So from the end of the spring to the center of the eye, as I hope you can see, we're sitting right at 25 and one-eighth inches. And of course, that's when the spring is unloaded.
The width of the spring is one and three-quarters inches. I do have this slightly elevated, but the overall height's gonna be about five inches tall. In terms of durability, as I mentioned, this is made from solid steel, so this is built to hold up over time and handle repeated use without sagging. This three leaf design is going to spread the load out evenly, which is gonna be especially helpful for maintaining proper support underweight. This spring is going to connect your axle securely to your trailer frame, so it's a key part of your suspension system, obviously, when it's doing it, especially when it's doing its job right.
Installation's gonna be pretty straightforward, especially if your trailer already has hangers in place. If not, you'll just need a hanger kit. The front eye is gonna bolt into the hangar and the back slipper end is going to slide into the rear hanger or equalizer if it's a multi-axle setup. One thing to keep in mind, if you're replacing springs, it's best to replace them in pairs and swap out the bolts too, since those wear down over time. If you do need a hanger kit, if you need bolts and hangers and things like that, you can find the appropriate kit that you need that's designed for your trailer here at etrailer. Now, if you need help installing this spring or installing your springs on your trailer, we can help you with that. On this product page, underneath the photo section, there is a link that will take you to our installer locator. If you click that link and answer the questions that it has for you, that locator will find an installer in your area that etrailer has partnered with to do the work for you. But if you happen to have any other questions, don't hesitate to reach out. We want to make sure that you're getting exactly what you need. Well, again, my name's Andy. Thank you for joining me.
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