Wet Bolt Kit

[Desert185]

Originally Posted by rhagfo

Yes the Correct Track lifts 2" which is just what we needed to finally get our 5er level.





I like having full control of the axles with both sides off the ground you have full control of the axles. Just a preferance.

With jacking one side side at a time, you never lose control of the axles because they barely move. Pull one shackle and slide another one in. If there is slight movement, a short pry bar realigns the springs. Do one shackle at a time. I found this to be much simpler than the possibility for an axle wrestle. I did the wetbolts by myself, so this seemed to be essentially effortless for my my solo effort...and it was.

Everyone gets "different mileage" though.

[281bullet]

I installed my wet bolt kit yesterday on one side. Let me tell you I was very surprised how bad the plastic bushings were for a trailer that has a couple of thousand miles on it. The installation only took about 45 min but I already had the trailer jacked up with bottle jacks and cribbing and all of my tools were ready. I spent the rest of the day cleaning and scraping and repainting the frame and axles, mine was a little rusty in spots. I would definitely suggest this MOD to be done to all trailers after seeing the condition of the original bushings.

I used Desert185 method of installation easy.

[Desert185]

I love simple and easy. Glad it went well for you.

I was surprised at the the poor condition of the original bushings, too. The $88 I spent on the wet bolt kit with heavy shackles and bronze bushings was truly an investment involving big return for relatively minimal outlay.