Made in USA leaf springs

[Patriot]

1 hour ago, MAX Burner said:

We just returned home after our annual 2-week MC ride up the spine of the Rockies and were absolutely blessed with the best WX ever!  3,800 miles, 8 states, 6 national parks/monuments, and untold numbers of margaritas....  like @Patriot describes, we enjoyed wall-to-wall blue skies every day of the ride.  Spectacular fall colors from Ouray to Silverton, BTW!  Now, its all about getting the Casablanca ready for a Thursday departure on our long weekend at Columbus, NM and Palomas, Old Mexico...

 

Cheers, All!

Hey Max, awesome vid and ride! Wow! Looking forward to the fall colors and getting in a little seat time when we get home whenever that is? Ha! Glad you had a safe and fun trip! Thanks for the color report, the Aspens are little late this year here in YS, the beauty of this park never ends.

Glad to hear you getting Casablanca ready to roll again! 👍🏻🇺🇸

 

[jd1923]

I know somewhere in the 23 pages of this thread, somebody posted the OEM part number for our leaf springs that can be purchased on eTrailer.

Was under our hull today and all 4 OEM leafs look excellent, but at $60 I’m thinking of buying one for the toolbox. Also making sure I have the long sockets to replace one on the side of the road. Thx

[Mountainman198]

Look on the spring retainers. Mine was stamped there. Model PR4B is what came from the factory on my 2021 E2, 3,500lb axles, 4-leaf springs

[Mountainman198]

25 minutes ago, Mountainman198 said:

Look on the spring retainers. Mine was stamped there. Model PR4B is what came from the factory on my 2021 E2, 3,500lb axles, 4-leaf springs

And here is the replacement part number that Oliver service gave me to replace my original springs

[jd1923]

11 hours ago, Mountainman198 said:

Look on the spring retainers. Mine was stamped there. Model PR4B is what came from the factory on my 2021 E2, 3,500lb axles, 4-leaf springs

Thanks, Mountainman for all your input on this thread. Mine does not have a label like this (see pic). I had a conversation with @mountainoliver who has a 2017 and Ken sent me some specs of what he had ordered. They all seem the same.

This is what you suggested: Amazon.com: TexTrail 9150014 Double Eye Trailer Leaf Spring for 3,500 Lb Axle - 4 Leaf - 25-1/4" Length - 2 Pack : Automotive

What does everybody think of the items below? The leaf springs are almost double in cost, but both of these items are Made in USA. Do we really need the heavier leaf, or just something dependable? These would be half the Alcan cost, but of course 4-leaf 1750# springs. They do not have the 5-leaf design where the second leaf is longer, so these could have the same failure point.

TruRyde® 4 Leaf 25 1/4" Double Eye Trailer Leaf Spring with Bronze Bushings 1750 lbs. - SW4B-BR | Southwest Wheel®

SOUTHWEST WHEEL® Southwest Wheel® U-Bolt Kit for 5,200-7,000 lbs. 3" Trailer Axle - APUBR3BX | Southwest Wheel®

I remember reading where some Oliver owners were concerned with mounting heavier springs that were basically for 5200 LB axles.

Edited October 1 by jd1923
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[rich.dev]

@jd1923 John another option is the Dexter 2400lbs 4-leaf spring part# PR4, on special now for $49 

[mountainoliver]

That looks like a great deal. The two spares that I purchased from Dexter are made in china and all of the springs that they sell are made in china. Probably most if not all of the really inexpensive ones from Amazon are also made in china. Had I stumbled across this supplier with USA made springs of this capacity I would have purchased all four and just replaced them all. I’ll probably do that this winter whenever we get back home from our trip. I don’t have any complaints about the current spring capacity so I’ll stick with the 1750# springs.