Recent content by SLO_F-250

Agree. So far I feel the TorFlex suspension on this thing is pretty darn rough. It could use more travel, dampening, and articulation. Honestly, my modified leaf spring setup on the last trailer felt smoother. I bet the frame needs some serious beefing up to accommodate an independent...

Well, so far we have 20 nights in the trailer and are very happy with it. No major complaints. Everything has been holding up and working well. This past weekend I was able to reinforce the bumper similar to the last trailer and add some water and storage. I added angle on each of the 4...

Hey Bob, Thanks! We'll see where it goes. This camper has a box frame. 2x4 material I believe. I have not spent much time under it looking b/c they have a plastic cover on the bottom to protect everything. I will reinforce the bumper similar to my last trailer bumper. Check out some photos...

Bummer on the bathroom fail. That looks like a pain. Sounds like you have USED your NoBo which is good to hear. All great modifications! I enjoy tinkering on tings as well. Any pictures of the rear bumper setup? I'm still chewing on what I want to do.

Thanks John! What other mod's have you done? What went wrong with the bathroom? One thing I am not a fan of is how long it takes to drain the black and grey tanks. I end up rolling up one side on blocks to get a little gravity help. Quite annoying. Was able to sneak away on a little father...

Thanks Ripper! Appreciate the kind words. Got a few things done this weekend. My suburban flush stove conversion finally came in. It was a bit of a pain to get in there because of the more round style mounting hole, but slow and steady wins the race! I also had a little bit of time to...

Thanks Obsessed! I have 19" to the frame rail and then 15.5" to the black tank valves and drain. About 2" lower then my previous trailer. One other thing to mention that I was not super happy about on the NoBo was the propane lines. They attached them to the bottom of the frame rail. Just...

Lastly we ended up in San Clement for 4 nights. Not our typical spot, but it was beautiful and hung out with old friends for a long weekend. There are still more things I want to play with. Currently I want to build some more shelves to make the storage more efficient, add more USB...

The Death Valley Trip was great. My wife was very happy with the new rig, so win for me! Kids love their bunks and overall it worked great. Camped in the Spangler Hills on the way out and again, the trailer height issue bugged me again. Was a bit worrisome on the hills/dirt. So I ordered a...

Hey Expo Team, We ended up selling our customized hybrid family camper for a NoBo 16.6. To keep in tradition, I felt the need to start a thread as it is my 4th camping rig thread on this forum. I started modifying it a bit the day it came home and my goal here is to document and give my honest...

Shoot guys, sorry for the delayed reply. Teardropper: I got my panel from Continuous Resources. However it looks like they do not carry it anymore. TroySmith80: What I mean is with longer shackles and with no metal on metal resistance, the springs will flex easier. This allows them to do...

Hey All, Got a number of trips in on the new suspension. It's much smoother and handles the bumps rocks much better. The shackles allow much better cycling of the leaf springs. Did a death valley tip in March and really tested it out. Would not really go much more aggressive then what we...

Well after a lot of thinking about it I decided to go with the simple route last weekend. So far the trailer is much smoother and nearly silent... - New Leafs from Deaver Suspension - Grease-able bolts - Fabbed up Custom shackles with energy Suspension Bushings - Bump Stops (Might need taller...

Yup, completely understand. I am wanting to reinforce to the brake flanges. Then the weak point is the spindle. With newer/smoother springs, added bump stops, and shocks it should see less abuse and I can't imagine it's any worse than running it as is like I have for the past 1.5 years...

Oh yea, I fully understand that. Axle is technically rated for the trailer. While I would love to overkill everything, it's just expensive. So strengthening it to get rid of the negative camber and not wreak havoc on my tires is the direction I am leaning. It's better then just leaving it as...