Rig Modifications
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Upstate NY
Hey Roy, some great add ons, some of which I have done or on my list to do on our 5er.
Gotta ask - does yours have wet bolts with bronze bushings on the springs and MORryde equalizer? If not, you WILL need them if Lippert didn't supply them to Keystone with the frame
. I installed the kit over the weekend on ours. Of the existing plastic bushings, there was only one that hadn't come apart/worn through in about 12K miles. I also put 9/16" U-bolts on the springs, replacing the scrawny 1/2" plus raised the unit with a 1" spacer. I also plan on installing three MORryde X-Factor cross members to strengthen the spring hangers but since I didn't do a good job measuring they need to wait in the corner of my garage until later as there is the rear gray tank drain and the main gas line that need to be shifted.
Gotta ask - does yours have wet bolts with bronze bushings on the springs and MORryde equalizer? If not, you WILL need them if Lippert didn't supply them to Keystone with the frame
. I installed the kit over the weekend on ours. Of the existing plastic bushings, there was only one that hadn't come apart/worn through in about 12K miles. I also put 9/16" U-bolts on the springs, replacing the scrawny 1/2" plus raised the unit with a 1" spacer. I also plan on installing three MORryde X-Factor cross members to strengthen the spring hangers but since I didn't do a good job measuring they need to wait in the corner of my garage until later as there is the rear gray tank drain and the main gas line that need to be shifted.
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From: Great Falls, Montana
Hey Roy, some great add ons, some of which I have done or on my list to do on our 5er.
Gotta ask - does yours have wet bolts with bronze bushings on the springs and MORryde equalizer? If not, you WILL need them if Lippert didn't supply them to Keystone with the frame. I installed the kit over the weekend on ours. Of the existing plastic bushings, there was only one that hadn't come apart/worn through in about 12K miles. I also put 9/16" U-bolts on the springs, replacing the scrawny 1/2" plus raised the unit with a 1" spacer. I also plan on installing three MORryde X-Factor cross members to strengthen the spring hangers but since I didn't do a good job measuring they need to wait in the corner of my garage until later as there is the rear gray tank drain and the main gas line that need to be shifted.
Gotta ask - does yours have wet bolts with bronze bushings on the springs and MORryde equalizer? If not, you WILL need them if Lippert didn't supply them to Keystone with the frame
. I installed the kit over the weekend on ours. Of the existing plastic bushings, there was only one that hadn't come apart/worn through in about 12K miles. I also put 9/16" U-bolts on the springs, replacing the scrawny 1/2" plus raised the unit with a 1" spacer. I also plan on installing three MORryde X-Factor cross members to strengthen the spring hangers but since I didn't do a good job measuring they need to wait in the corner of my garage until later as there is the rear gray tank drain and the main gas line that need to be shifted.Yes......The FW comes with MORryde 3000.......Upgraded to the 4100. Yes, it has Wet Bolts.......Especially when it is raining.....
That reminds me.......The idiots ran the LP flex line to the Generator in a way that it will rub on the edge of the frame......
Easy enough of a fix.......shouldn't have to.
Fleet Mechanic
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From: Upstate NY
The wonders of RV manufacturer's or dealers. You can probably bend the line out a bit if it's flex stuff then put some anti chafe around it. I had to do that for the stove and fridge line in one of the slides.
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Stretched too tight to move. Fabric/rubber flex line. There is an Elbow that can be positioned different, that should solve the problem.
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