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blue89 · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:46 am Post subject: Trailer Suspension Question

I'm making a homemade flatbed trailer and I had a question about leaf spring design. The trailer currently has a single mobile home axle with 3/4" monoleaf leafsprings. The bed is 7x10ft and tilts.

What locates the axle left/right on a leafspring suspension??? I'm just thinking that nothing is holding the axle in except for the leaf springs. So If I put 1000lbs in the back of trailer, whats stopping it from flopping over if I take a corner??? Do people add panhard bars?

NHRA427 · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:45 pm Post subject:

Thats all there is to it. Dont need a panard bar. Its just like a pickup, the leafs hold it in place

blue89 · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:09 pm Post subject:

So old school.... lol

I guess if that design lasted almost 100 years then it must be good. Should I be concerned about the leaf mounting points then? Make sure the shackels are stout as well as the brackets?

Xophertony · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject:

well, it needs to be solid. but other then that.

my engineer brother says it will work a-ok.