Front leaf springs

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What is the weight rating of the front leaf springs on the 5 ton trucks?

Planning a trailer project and trying to figure out if I can use just 1 rear axle with the front leaf springs, or if it will require the stock rear suspension.

Maximum trailer weight including payload would be 25-30k.

 

[Csm Davis]

Fifth wheel or pintle?

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Fifth wheel or pintle?

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Pintle.

Axle (or axles) will be near the rear of the trailer. Taking the m51a2 remains and turning it into a trailer.

Plan is to have the bed swappable and will be mounted at the rear of the trailer. Between the hitch and the bed/beds will be generator, welder, and tools.

 

[Csm Davis]

Think I would keep the rear as is unless you go bobbed with air ride

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Think I would keep the rear as is unless you go bobbed with air ride

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Air ride is outside the trailer budget haha. The trailer chassis will be shortened to roughly the end of the cab protector (minus the hitch section).

 

[Csm Davis]

Okay I see now definitely keep both axles and the rear as is unless you add a wrecker setup with the beam

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[Csm Davis]

Dude what a mess of chains on the hook in picture 3!

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Dude what a mess of chains on the hook in picture 3!

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4 roughly 12ft chain legs with 4 shortening hooks on 1 ring. Works great when needed but when bundled up it looks like that haha.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Redacted, posted in error.

 

[Csm Davis]

Tons of great info in this thread.
http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showth...r-new-springs-on-the-CUCV-s&highlight=Springs

Hey bud nice CUCV thread but what has that got to do with 5 ton springs?

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[Recovry4x4]

Hey bud nice CUCV thread but what has that got to do with 5 ton springs?

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Posted that in the wrong thread. Guess I shouldn't be running so many tabs open.

 

[Lukes_deuce]

I am not sure of the weight capacity of the front springs, but I would gather it could be calculated with knowing the particular trucks GVW and GVWR. One point I would like to mention is 25k to 30k pounds on a single axle is a lot. I am not sure what on highway tires would be able to handle 15k but I know the 53" XZLs are about the only tire to handle 15k payload, that is readily available.

 

[someoldmoose]

No idea about Utah but any state I've ever been in \ through if you get weighed with 30K lbs. on a single axle trailer . . . you'll probably be adding another axle. Are you just gonna let the drive axles from the truck rotate unpowered ?

 

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The trailer will stay with the tandems.

I'll create a build thread for the trailer when the project starts, currently working on the airbrake conversion to the m816 wrecker. The axles will be gutted on the trailer for less rolling resistance.