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Wheel House springs


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My son and I are thinking of building a wheel house out of an old 5th wheel trailer frame. It currently has two axles under it, I was going to take them out and replace with a single heavier one that would swivel up and down. Would use the front legs and add two 3000lb trailer jacks welded to the back to raise and lower. Trouble is I can only seem to find springs for the wheel with a 9/16 eyehole. I am worried that this will not be big enough to hold the weight when towing. The house would be approximately 18ft long and 6 1/2 wide. Are there springs with bigger eyes on them out there or will these hold. most of the weight should still be on the truck when towing.

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On most frams the spring is drawn down between a U shaped flat iron strap, a hole is drilled in the strap thru the -U- about 1 1/2 in from the bottom, A pin is inserted in the hole after the spring hits bottom,The bolt or pin lays across the top of the spring. The hole in the end of the spring isn;t used.

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