New Livin lite web site ???

[djsamuel]

[font size="3"]They went to leaf springs on CLs, but stayed with Dexter on their toy haulers. And that means........?
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I think they are still Dexter axles, just not the torque flex axles.  They still have the EZ Lube hubs.

[sportsman]

Why would you go back to leaf springs?  I thought torque flex axels were smoother pulling.

[pinstriper]

I noticed they switched to leaf springs, along with the 2500 pound axle.  Looks like they added double steps.  

Jeff at American has my rig as we speak, repacking the bearings (using the gift certificate we got at the rally - yay!) and taking measurements to see about retrofitting the double-step onto our 2014. We'll see if it possible and, also, verify that it reduces instead of increases the height of the top step to the floor.

[daplumbr]

[quote timestamp="1474486564" author="@sportsman" source="/post/24812/thread"]Why would you go back to leaf springs?  I thought torque flex axels were smoother pulling.[/quote]I don't know about ride smoothness, but I know leaf springs are cheaper than dirt. Well, maybe not cheaper, but a lot less expensive than torsion axles of the same brand. That doesn't necessarily make leaf springs worse, but the bushings in the shackles of typical inexpensive leaf springs on trailers are a significant wear item. A recent article in Trailer Life suggested that when (not if) the bushings go bad, replace them with good ones. 

[joanne]

[quote source="/post/24820/thread" author="@sandroad" timestamp="1474506307"]

Why would you go back to leaf springs?  I thought torque flex axels were smoother pulling.

I don't know about ride smoothness, but I know leaf springs are cheaper than dirt. Well, maybe not cheaper, but a lot less expensive than torsion axles of the same brand. That doesn't necessarily make leaf springs worse, but the bushings in the shackles of typical inexpensive leaf springs on trailers are a significant wear item. A recent article in Trailer Life suggested that when (not if) the bushings go bad, replace them with good ones. [/quote]So they went from tandem torque flex axles to a single leaf spring axle?

Sounds like they are making them cheaper to build, not better to own.

[jimt]

Nice purrty website they built there. New style logo is way cool too. Smooth flowing pages lots of pictures and a clean feel.
All to help make sales of a camper that has been cheapened down. They are going to cheapen things down till the camper is nothing like what it was originally supposed to be, but man what a nice website.

My 0.002 cents worth on it.