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  1. 12-18-2013, 06:01 PM #1
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    hahaha ; ) etrailer sales etc wouldn't know, best to find a smaller manufacturer and talk to the guys in their fab shop, or their shop foreman
    Mine originally had a drop axle, after clearing the U-bolts it went straight up a few inches and then turned out into the spindle, leaving the U-bolts too close to the pavement in case of a flat @ 70mph, so I had the straight axle built at a local trailer place for $150. The only thing original to the Uhaul axle frame I started with is the leaf springs and the angle it's supported on/attached to.
    I hadn't even looked under mine for at least 5 or 6 years, until I took those photos. It looks like at least one of my leafs might need some attention.
    How was that etrailer place for springs?

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    Bear:
    I'm a bargain hunter. I cannot find any place on the web- including Ebay (which I usually strike some cheap deals) to find parts cheaper. My springs cost me a mere $20 each. And right now they are continually looping a count down timer to ship any order over $50 bucks Free.
    I ended up buying the whole shooting match
    4 springs
    New Ubolts
    New Equalizer and hardware
    Saved nearly $50 bucks on shipping alone.
    Think my order for the entire suspension system for a 4 wheel trailer cost me less than $150 shipped to my door. No one out there touches them.. certainly not the local trailer shop.

    I'm also in the market for some LED tail lights- got the model #, went googling and the cheapest price still came right back to etrailer. HA!
    I also placed my order on Sunday- the order arrived on Tuesday at 1:30. They are out of MO, so it was a quick ship to me- but they don't mess around.

    I've bought other things there in the past- my WD hitch and 10,000 lb ball- fast, cheapest I can find, and great ship time. Good place for sure!
    I'm so into scrapping.. When my Steel Toe Boots Wear out, I cut the Steel out of them and recycle the Toe!

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