Why? I have done brakes on a large TT with both tires up. its heck of a lot of weight! two jacks needed. But it can be done. Are trying to level? I would worry about bead leakage and dirt getting in. Too far and you could damage the tire cords. We set on jack stands alot. but we use our tt as a summer home when not on the move.
I do it all the time when it comes time to re-pack the wheel bearning. I jack up one side, and when finished with that side, I jack up the other side. I have never had a problem so for, in the past 40+ years of re-packing wheel bearnings. Your not lifting the side by that much, to casue any damgae to the other side tires. As soon as I have the tires off of the side I am working on, I level the trailer so there isn't any strain on the tires that are still on the ground. Your only talking about a couple of minutes with the tires off the ground before re-leveling the trialer. All the lug-nuts have already been broken lose, so it quickens the time that the tire are off the ground. Between using Jack Stands, and a Floor Jack, it only tales a few seconds to re-level the trailer once the first two tires are off the trailer. Then just repeat the same thing for the other side. It makes it quick and simple to re-pack the wheel bearnings doing it this way. It only takes me about two hours to re-pack our wheel bearning, but I'm getting slower the older I get. But it does help to have all or the right tools and equipment to do the job. Good Luck. Happy Camping, Dan & Jill
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Like ryanallie1 said, lift one side at a time. Or, like I did a couple years ago for major suspension work, use jackstands in the back and lift the whole thing off the ground!
I wouldn't mess around with letting air out of the tires.
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I haven't done this yet (about to in the next 2 weeks), but my tires and wheels are getting replaced. (Thanks to the USA for buying them too! I'm stimulating the economy!!! )
I intend on keeping the old ones for the purpose of winter and long term parking use, instead of doing the jacking and airing down you mention. You might pick up some used cheapies for that purpose? You're gonna cover them anyway.
BTW, I have a Harbor Freight "air over" 12 ton jack which is really nice instead of pumping. It will lift the entire trailer in one step. This is the 20 ton version, but mine looks very similar.
Buck 10 wrote: I am going to install Equa-Flex that is why I needed both wheels off. I just that this might be an easer way than jacking it up.
Hi All.
Please do get back to everyone on the Equa-Flex's. I to am interested in installing them also. Since our year 5er didn't come with shocks, the Equa-Flex sounds like the next best thing. I have looked at after market add-on shocks, but I think the Equa-Flex might be a bettter way to go, espically on only a 24 ft 5er. I don't have any towing problems now, except for when you do hit a good size bump in the road. It would be nice to have the Equa-flex to smooth out the bumps when the do hit you. Thanks. Happy Camping, Dan & Jill
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