Rbertalotto
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I bit the bullet and spend $500 on four small rubber type things to augment the suspension on my Forest River RR19 toy hauler. Check out my you tube video here...https://youtu.be/xSDd5Se4z2E
RoyB
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2112
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Did it solve your problem?
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Grit dog
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Your springs sacked out, or you got the TH loaded to the max?
Odd, as one thing that typically isn’t lacking on toyhaulers is spring capacity.
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Lwiddis
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Excellent video quality and narration.
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Gdetrailer
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MEH, $500 for polyurethane pucks that restrict your trailers suspension movements?
Calling them "springs" is an oxymoron.
You can remove the leaf springs and bolt the axles directly to the frame, saves the $500 and effectively does the same thing.
I see a bent/cracked/broken frame in your future.
If you are having control issues, adding some shocks to provide some controlled damping would be a better choice and half the cost.
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Skibane
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There have been reports of the plastic losing its resiliency in a few years.
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Tyler0215
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Sounds like $500 wasted to me. The hard jounce when the Sumos meet the frame will be hard on the trailer frame.
Sumo springs on a truck sound equally bad.
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Gdetrailer
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Glad I am not the only one that is a bit skeptical about those pucks..
What was the reason why you fell you needed them?
The idea of having a suspension is to have some movement or compliance.
Those pucks take away compliance, potentially making the trailer ride stiffer.
Take away that compliance and it puts strain in places that shouldn't have strain. The frames are not reinforced where that puck touches and for any boxed frame there should be concern over how much up pressure is is targeted in one small part of the frame.. Without reinforcement to spread the load you can easily flatten the frame..
Its your RV to do with as you wish, myself, I think it is more of a non issue that someone made a product for.
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valhalla360
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Tyler0215 wrote:Sounds like $500 wasted to me. The hard jounce when the Sumos meet the frame will be hard on the trailer frame.
Sumo springs on a truck sound equally bad.
I'm not sure if I agree with this application but there isn't a "hard jounce". They are progressive, which means, the initial resistance is minimal and it ramps up as compression increases.
The one item I question is leaving a big air gap.
- With a truck where you normally run empty but occasionally put it under heavy load with the RV attached, it makes sense.
- With the trailer, presumably, there will be minimal variation in loading.
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afidel
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Tyler0215 wrote:Sounds like $500 wasted to me. The hard jounce when the Sumos meet the frame will be hard on the trailer frame.
Sumo springs on a truck sound equally bad.
Sumo springs or similar can be good on a 1 ton or 4500 pickup to provide some unloaded cushioning that the heavy spring pack lacks.
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