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BamZipPow · 10-29-2014, 12:59 PM

I wonder if a splitter on the front side of the trailer would do any good. Are there any trailers out there now with a front splitter?

Looks like I need to preload a spring (rubber torsion or metal leaf/coil) to handle the additional force. A coilover setup would be nice but it could git pretty pricey and the hitch becoming a hassle to hook/unhook from the hitch receiver with the preload of the coil spring in the coilover setup. I would have to carry around something to compress the spring while hooking up the trailer...like a spring compressor!

10-29-2014, 12:59 PM	#270 (permalink)
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