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Old 02-03-2018, 11:38 PM   #1030 (permalink)
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The leaf spring is located at the rear of the trailer, attached to the trailer axle between the two wheels. The roll is prevented by the non-rotating U-Joint hitch assembly.
The only "roll" would be the roll of the two wheels and axle under the roll-free trailer when one tire hit a bump that the other didn't. That might limit the bump felt by the trailer.
I wasn't thinking about bumps under the trailer wheel so much as the tow vehicle rolling in corners.

A single wheel between two springs would have less [unsprung] weight. Do you need the load capacity of two wheels?
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