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Old 09-08-2010, 08:47 AM   #16
bstark
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Lippert probably knows of the "vibratory stress relief" system but think we are obligated to provide it by driving them over the roads!

I'm still wondering about this "camber" thing though. Side to side - front to rear? Which is it and is it an angle equation or parallel and if it's the frame rails losing their relationship of parallel to each other, why the heck call it camber?

If, however, our trailers are built with a camber or 'hump' to the frame such as those flat-deck equipment haulers. How does any welding done to the undersides of the frame for the attachment points of the hangers change the relationship of one of those rectangular tubes to the other throughout it's length.

I can see this being a problem if they simply supported the bottom tube at it's ends and then welded the next tube onto it thereby making a "droop" in the middle permanent. But again, why call it CAMBER when the more accurate descriptor would be ARC?
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