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Originally Posted by Montana Man
How can adding an 8k suspension improve ride? Would that not be like adding a 3500 suspension onto a 2500 truck? If you added a 10k suspension to a trailer does that make it even better than an 8k? Strength and smoothness are generally inverse given the same design.
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It not as simple as adding 8k vs staying with 7k. For non FTers weight is rarely an issue. But for FTers, a loaded out trailer with 7k axles could be over the 7k axle rating by being 3900 on one side but only 3100 on the other. In that scenario, going to 8k axles makes a difference. At 3900lbs in the example the tire position is likely to be overloaded as well. The axle bearings on that side will experience much higher wear. Get the 8K axles in that case. Not everybody will need 8k, it depends.
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