Does It Matter If Blue or Yellow Road Armor Equalizers Are Used?

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On the road armor equalizer one of your comparisons says the blue model is factory and the yellow model is after market. If I am doing an after market upgrade on my keystone cougar mls22 can i use the blue or do I have to use yellow

asked by: Mike

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Lippert has been transitioning from the old school yellow paint to the new blue pain on the Road Armor Equalizers # LC696740 so you'll be getting blue.

With that said color doesn't matter, and instead you need to worry about using the right length for your suspension. The # LC696740 replaces equalizers that measure 6" from center to center of the horizontal mounting holes as you can see in the included diagram.

If you find your existing equalizers are a different length just let me know and we'll get you the correct ones.

expert reply by: Samuel C

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Dimensions Of Road Armor Equalizer LC696740
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Dave P.

3/10/2025

There is a $30.00 difference. Just for paint?

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Jameson C.

3/10/2025

@DaveP No the price difference is not based on paint.

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Ryan N.

8/15/2025

Hello, I have a 2009 forest river shockwave t24qr. I want to install lipper road armor suspension my shackle measurement is 2.25. The original black 3 way from center to center hole is 6 1/4 or so. Can you help me locate what I need??

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Samuel C.

8/18/2025

@RyanN Hey Ryan. We no longer have the Lippert Roadarmour equalizers because Lippert has gotten rid of them, however we'll still get you taken care of with a suspension upgrade. Based on your equalizer measurement the closest option we have is MORryde # MR87ZR which is slightly longer at 6-1/2", but is close enough to your 6-1/4" measurement to not have a problem. For shackles you'll want to step up to the # MR46ZR which has the same 2-1/4" length equalizers, but are WAY thicker than your standard shackles so you won't have to worry about them breaking, but have bronze bushings and grease zerks as well to keep from having worn nylon bushings every few years. Two things though, you'll want to be greasing those grease zerks every 6 months at least, and you can point the grease zerks either direction when installing (towards the trailer tire or away from it), I always point the grease zerks under the trailer (away from the tire) that way I can crawl under the trailer and don't have to remove tires to do maintenance.

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Answer 1

Hey Mike, since your wheelbase is 33 inches the correct MORryde Alltrek is the part #MR89DR. The distance between the bolt holes left to right is 6-1/2 inches which is close enough to what you have and the vertical dimension is 4-1/2 inches which is…

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

In regards to the Road Armor Shock Absorbing Equalizer Kits like part #LC696740, the only difference between the blue powder coated option and yellow powder coated option is that yellow denotes aftermarket and blue denotes factory. In other words, if…

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hey Frank, thanks for reaching out! What Dexter Axle means by this is that you want the grease zerk fitting from the wet bolts in the Dexter E-Z Flex Suspension Kit #K71-653-00 to face the outside of the trailer, rather than under the trailer. I see…

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

I understand your worry Tom, and I have a couple recommendations. First is the MORryde ALLTREK 4000 Shock Absorbing Equalizers #MR89DR which has a height of 4-1/2" for the mounting bolts. This is also 6-1/2" in width like the shorter…

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

The Road Armor Shock Absorbing Equalizer Kit part #LC696740 are taller than most other standard equalizers so you'll likely need the longer 3-1/8" shackle straps when using them, the Lippert AP Kit part #LC52SV is a go-to for this as it has…

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Answer 10

Trailer manufacturers don't usually keep a record of parts like these that they install at the factory, so I cannot be sure as to the exact length of the shackle strap that would have come originally on your trailer. With this in mind, a 3-1/8…

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Answer 11

For the Road Armor Equalizers #LC696740 you're going to install on your trailer, you don't have to install the premium MORryde Wet Bolt Kit #MR76ZR you were looking at if you don't want to spend that much, you could go with the Lippert…

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Answer 12

You will definitely want to go with the Road Armor Shock Absorbing Equalizer Kit #LC696740 over the MORryde as the Road Armor has more travel and will provide a smoother ride. Then, in regards to shackle straps I'm not sure what you mean by which…

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