Mor/Ryde RE Equalizers
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Mor/Ryde RE Equalizers
If you have this system or the LRE be sure to check your rubber spring blocks, I was doing my normal suspension check but it a little more extensive than normal because my trailer was sitting a little lower on one side. Instead of just feeling the blocks for and splitting I used a bright flashlight and mirror and looked at them with the weight on the trailer, one was split all the way across and the one on the other side of the equalizer is about halfway across the rubber, the other side of the trailer is just starting to split.
I called Mor/Ryde and new ones are $129.99 each
, but after 13 years and 100K miles I can't complain, they also lasted longer than my first set of springs, shocks, brakes and bearings.
Denny
I called Mor/Ryde and new ones are $129.99 each
, but after 13 years and 100K miles I can't complain, they also lasted longer than my first set of springs, shocks, brakes and bearings.Denny
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Good to know. I replaced my first CRE3000 equalizers with about 20,000 on them simply because I was installing wet bolts and wanted to try the Dexter EZ Flex. Bad idea as the EZ Flex had enough travel to allow the tires to contact the chassis in bumps. I didn't discover it for a few thousand miles and had to repair the chassis as the tires had worn through the covering to the plywood. I replaced with MorRyde CRE3000 again. MorRyde does have info somewhere on checking the rubber blocks and replacing if they reach a certain limit.
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Good to know. I replaced my first CRE3000 equalizers with about 20,000 on them simply because I was installing wet bolts and wanted to try the Dexter EZ Flex. Bad idea as the EZ Flex had enough travel to allow the tires to contact the chassis in bumps. I didn't discover it for a few thousand miles and had to repair the chassis as the tires had worn through the covering to the plywood. I replaced with MorRyde CRE3000 again. MorRyde does have info somewhere on checking the rubber blocks and replacing if they reach a certain limit.
CRE3000 Suspension System - MORryde Products
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According to the MORryde site the CRE3000 is only rated up to 8,000 lbs. Would you not be better off with the SRE4000 since that does not appear to have a maximum weight rating?
CRE3000 Suspension System - MORryde Products
CRE3000 Suspension System - MORryde Products
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Good catch Denny and great heads-up post to boot!!!
I had considered these when I rebuilt the suspension in our triple axle fiver, but was concerned about the additional flex in side loading rather that vertical loading.
I skipped putting them in as our rig already had shock absorbers at each wheel.
The ride and handling after installing the new 1/2" thick MorRyde shackles and wetbolts along with new bronze bushings was very nice and stable..
Good catch Denny and great heads-up post to boot!!!
I had considered these when I rebuilt the suspension in our triple axle fiver, but was concerned about the additional flex in side loading rather that vertical loading.
I skipped putting them in as our rig already had shock absorbers at each wheel.
The ride and handling after installing the new 1/2" thick MorRyde shackles and wetbolts along with new bronze bushings was very nice and stable..
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Hole-E-Kow!!!
Good catch Denny and great heads-up post to boot!!!
I had considered these when I rebuilt the suspension in our triple axle fiver, but was concerned about the additional flex in side loading rather that vertical loading.
I skipped putting them in as our rig already had shock absorbers at each wheel.
The ride and handling after installing the new 1/2" thick MorRyde shackles and wetbolts along with new bronze bushings was very nice and stable..
Good catch Denny and great heads-up post to boot!!!
I had considered these when I rebuilt the suspension in our triple axle fiver, but was concerned about the additional flex in side loading rather that vertical loading.
I skipped putting them in as our rig already had shock absorbers at each wheel.
The ride and handling after installing the new 1/2" thick MorRyde shackles and wetbolts along with new bronze bushings was very nice and stable..
Denny
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I have the left side off and new blocks installed but waiting for new brushing for the springs. The spring block I couldn't see very well was close to falling completely, that would put my axles on the frame. Not a safe condition with a 16K trailer. I can only guess what it looked like with weight on it.
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