Curious, has anyone installed these and do they make a noticeable difference? Seems lately, my enclosed trailer feels every minor and major imperfection in the road when towing. Dexter E-Z Flex Suspension Kit.

 

Don't know about the ez-flex. I do have the Morryde CRE3000. I recommend. Mine came with the trailer. I have since added greaseable bolts and heavy duty shackles also recommended.

 

^those are awesome. highly recommend

 

I third the Moryde. Have them on my 7500lbs travel trailer and it rides very smooth.

 

If you have brakes on both axles, understand that the torque of braking lifts the front axle when you use an equalizer. Under enough braking force, the front tires will lift off the ground. Equalizers are great for the tow, not great for hard braking.

Independent suspensions are superior and not too expensive considering what most of us pay for travel trailers, but an equalizer that uses the brake line to rotate a cam and block the equalizer from over rotation during heavy braking would be a much cheaper solution for those that don't have the latest and greatest traveling home away from home.

 

So using something like the Dexter EZ Flex or other, really is not recommended for say...enclosed car haulers? I have tandem axle, brakes on both axles. At times, when idiots do their typical idiot things, I brake hard to avoid the idiot actions and don't needs issues with the axles if the Flex Kits are prone to be culprit.

 

Again, I can't speak specifically to the Dexter Ez-flex only the morryde and I can't speak for enclosed car haulers with equalizers but I have no issues stopping or controlling my fifth wheel with tandem axles and electric brakes even during hard braking and it's nice not having crap strewn all over the inside of the trailer. I regularly leave items on the counter and they are where I left them when we stop. I would love to get an Independent suspension with disc brakes put on my trailer but that's just not happening (way too much money for not enough return) and I can do a lot of mods on my trailer for what that would cost approximately 5k plus and a trip to the Morryde facility in Indiana.

If you already have a tandem axle with an equalizer (all tandem axle trailers with leaf springs do.) I can't see that adding a cushioned equalizer (Ez Flex, Lippert Road Armor, Morryde CRE300 or LRE4000 and others) would make issues any worse with respect to hard braking. I have never heard of anyone recommending against a cushioned equalizer.

If you have torsion axles (which many car haulers do ) then it's a non issue as they do not use an equalizer. The car haulers and utility trailers I have used had torsion axles these tend to ride lower to the ground and are often used in twin axle car haulers.

Not sure what the cost for upgrading to an independent suspension would be on a car hauler. The Timbren Silent Ride addresses many issues and looks promising but not really workable for a fifth wheel that is much higher off the ground than a car hauler or utility trailer. I don't know the cost on the silent ride either.

 

If that situation were to rear it's ugly head, the front of the tow vehicle would already be obliterated by whatever it hit and the driver of the tow vehicle would be wishing he had increased his following distance to at least 1 second or more.

 

For a car hauler, they are not needed. People put them on TT's to soften the blow to the trailer frame and contents, but in most car haulers there is little loading on the enclosure frame, and vehicles don't tend to be so delicate as to need a softer ride. Proper cross-strapping lets them ride on their suspensions, which doesn't get much work as the trailer suspension absorbs most of the impacts.

For 3500lb axles, the Silent Ride Kit is $345, while Timbren's axle-less kit is $700, so just about double. Both are bolt on kits that are easily installed.

 

Thanks, good info. Think I'll pass on them.