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06-15-2019, 12:14 PM
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Tires hitting floor
Have a freedom express and the tires are hitting the floor, causing some burn/tear marks. The gap between the tires and floor is very small. The camper itself is unloaded. The leaf springs also appear to have very little curvature. Is all of this normal? I never looked at the gap between tires and floor before now.
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06-15-2019, 12:28 PM
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Have a freedom express and the tires are hitting the floor, causing some burn/tear marks. The gap between the tires and floor is very small. The camper itself is unloaded. The leaf springs also appear to have very little curvature. Is all of this normal? I never looked at the gap between tires and floor before now.
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Take a picture of your leaf springs and post it. Sounds like your bracket has flipped. Same happen to me cause the leaf spring to break.
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That side looks correct. What does the other side look like and did you recently replace tires?
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06-15-2019, 12:49 PM
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Endurance tires same size
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06-15-2019, 12:50 PM
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That side looks correct. What does the other side look like and did you recently replace tires?
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I had tires installed by discount and my brackets had fipped. Causing to much load on one side.
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06-15-2019, 12:52 PM
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I brought them in two at a time and replaced them. I’m not getting the bracket flipped, does both mine look okay?
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06-15-2019, 12:53 PM
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I did have the both off at the same time
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06-15-2019, 12:55 PM
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this bracket?
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06-15-2019, 01:00 PM
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Endurance tires same size
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Those are what I had installed on my Freedom Express also when my issues began. Mine were flipped and looked the same as yours. Your look to be correct but carrying the load. When I took it to the trailer repair place, they upgraded all four leaf springs to heavier ones. Those are not carrying the load and need to be checked out. Is this the first time you have noticed it like this?
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06-15-2019, 01:02 PM
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Yea, just got back from a trip and noticed it but to be honest I don’t know what they looked like before
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06-15-2019, 01:05 PM
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Yes. The leaf should be at the top. My leaf had flipped to the bottom providing no support.
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06-15-2019, 01:05 PM
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Obviously, the tires should not be hitting the bottom of the trailer.
Leaf springs on our trailer went 'flat' on one side and replacing them increased the distance between the tires and the bottom of the trailer.
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06-15-2019, 01:11 PM
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Do these look flatter than they should be? My thought is, did I hit some rough roads and have one time damage or are all 4 springs worn out exactly the same and need to be replaced? Thanks for your help.
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06-15-2019, 01:12 PM
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Obviously, the tires should not be hitting the bottom of the trailer.
Leaf springs on our trailer went 'flat' on one side and replacing them increased the distance between the tires and the bottom of the trailer.
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Agreed, those need to be replaced. They are not very expensive and I would replace all four. Go to a trailer repair place, not the dealer, unless you are still under warranty.
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06-15-2019, 01:25 PM
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Do you know what size leaf spring was installed on yours? Would rather order it and replace.
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