06-05-2010, 10:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: SC
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Originally Posted by bobsquarepants
unless i missed something, why did forest river upgrade the axles? I just purchased a 2010 Rockwood 8281SS which the sticker says the dry weight is just shy of 8000lbs. Taking a closer look at the axles, they look to be 3500 al-ko torsion bar axles (they use the same bearings, 5 on 4.5 bolt pattern etc), and they use load range C 15" ST radials. To me this is horribly wrong...and now i'm worried!
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Remember that 10-20% of your trailer weight will be on the hitch. The manufacturers still push the load to the limit. The "dry" weight of my 5'er is over 13K. I try to put as much load forward as I can, because the DRW has broad shoulders and can handle it. This leaves less weight on the axles. In my opinion it would be worth the little extra money to have bigger axles and tires if the manufacturer would do it at the factory. Of course, if you have to do it after the fact, it will be pretty expensive.
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