Good video. Some feedback for you and for others reading my comments: 1. After torquing, use a paint pen to mark the nut and hangar/component. That way you can do a quick visual inspection to see if the nut has come loose and only torque when necessary. 2. Use blue loctite thread locker (or equivalent) wherever lock washers/nylon washers are not used. Do NOT use the red loctite as you'll never get it off. 3. When giving the one or two pumps of grease in the EZ lube system, Dexter wants you to slowly rotate the tire. Thus, each tire will have to be slightly off the ground as you do it. I suspect that this may be the reason why you had so many grease seals fail. It's abnormal to see this many fail at the same time. Also, as you did in the video, only use a manual grease gun to do this as a powered grease gun can produce to high a pressure, thus blowing the grease past the grease seal. 4. This next point causes a lot of discussion. FYI that I'm an engineer. Run your tires at the recommended psi on the RV sticker provided by the manufacturer, not what the tire has on it for max psi allowed. If you run at max psi that is noted on the tire, yes, you'll get max load that the tire can handle, but you're also losing the dampening effect that the tires provide. Tires are part of the suspension, not only for load carrying, but also vibration dampening. The RV manufacturer recommends a tire pressure that will do both, i.e. provide the proper load carrying capability AND provide vibration dampening. A fully maxed out tire pressure will make the tire like a brick. Of course, it's your choice to run your tires at the psi you choose at the end of the day. 5. It's a good idea to give a light coat of grease to each bolt prior to inserting them in the equalizer or leaf eye. 6. If you can, I'd recommend re-routing your plumbing to allow for the installation of the third Morryde x-factor cross member. I can guarantee you that the two hangers at this point are taking more of a lateral load than the other two that have x-factor cross members installed.
@@stevenjefferys10 Thank you very much for this detailed feedback Steven! Many great tips here. I appreciate you taking the time to write this out. I’ll pin your comment so it shows up at the top 🙏
@@AroundTheSunWeGo wasn't aware of the drop down brackets which us helpful because I can use those instead of making them when I decide to install a few crossmembers. Also the link kit is neat, wasn't aware of that neither. Thanks again, I'm now a subscriber.
I really enjoyed the video. I am adding the x-factor kit a alltkek 4000 to my rig. I didn’t think about the protective coating but I think I’ll do that too. Thanks.
Appreciate your thorough video, very informative! Did you consider the roadmaster comfort ride system with shock absorbers and if so, why did you not go with that?
Glad you enjoyed the video! Our factory installed rubberized equalizers had done pretty well for us over the past 4 years (no failures), so when MORryde release a new and improved version of a rubberized equalizer, with even more shock absorption, I was immediately interested in them. I also knew I wanted the X-Factor crossmembers from MORryde anyway (to sure up our spring hangers), so when I learned the AllTrek 4000 kit for triple axles included crossmembers, it all just clicked for me. Plus I was already wanting their heavy duty hardware kit as well. I’ve had great experiences with MORryde products in the past, so I was pretty confident the quality would be top notch. Long story short, I was very comfortable installing a similar (yet upgraded) system to what had worked well for us in the past, and I already trusted the MORryde brand, so I didn’t consider a lot of other options, including the Roadmaster system. Just my personal thought process! The other styles may be great!
@@billchesney8949 Independent suspension is definitely nice but it’s quite a bit more expensive and requires an appointment for installation. I wanted to refresh all of our components myself before our next big trip so timing was also a consideration for me personally. As for disc brakes, these drums have been performing perfectly fine over the past 5 years, so again, while this would also be a nice upgrade, it wasn’t something I stress or worry about.
Great detail video. You sure are a great mechanic. Got a question, you did a video about a year ago on installing a residential refrigerator. How is that working out? Our Norcold 2118 just not doing it anymore. Thinking of putting solar on top of the roof and the Samsung RF18 in place of the Norcold. Any advice you can give me?
@@stevengoossen6019 Hey Steven! The Samsung has been going strong for over 2 years now. No complaints at all. I’d say all of the details I cover in that video still apply. It’s a great swap to do!
Good video. Some feedback for you and for others reading my comments:
1. After torquing, use a paint pen to mark the nut and hangar/component. That way you can do a quick visual inspection to see if the nut has come loose and only torque when necessary.
2. Use blue loctite thread locker (or equivalent) wherever lock washers/nylon washers are not used. Do NOT use the red loctite as you'll never get it off.
3. When giving the one or two pumps of grease in the EZ lube system, Dexter wants you to slowly rotate the tire. Thus, each tire will have to be slightly off the ground as you do it. I suspect that this may be the reason why you had so many grease seals fail. It's abnormal to see this many fail at the same time. Also, as you did in the video, only use a manual grease gun to do this as a powered grease gun can produce to high a pressure, thus blowing the grease past the grease seal.
4. This next point causes a lot of discussion. FYI that I'm an engineer. Run your tires at the recommended psi on the RV sticker provided by the manufacturer, not what the tire has on it for max psi allowed. If you run at max psi that is noted on the tire, yes, you'll get max load that the tire can handle, but you're also losing the dampening effect that the tires provide. Tires are part of the suspension, not only for load carrying, but also vibration dampening. The RV manufacturer recommends a tire pressure that will do both, i.e. provide the proper load carrying capability AND provide vibration dampening. A fully maxed out tire pressure will make the tire like a brick. Of course, it's your choice to run your tires at the psi you choose at the end of the day.
5. It's a good idea to give a light coat of grease to each bolt prior to inserting them in the equalizer or leaf eye.
6. If you can, I'd recommend re-routing your plumbing to allow for the installation of the third Morryde x-factor cross member. I can guarantee you that the two hangers at this point are taking more of a lateral load than the other two that have x-factor cross members installed.
@@stevenjefferys10 Thank you very much for this detailed feedback Steven! Many great tips here. I appreciate you taking the time to write this out. I’ll pin your comment so it shows up at the top 🙏
That was a fantastic video! It was paced perfectly with very clear information and details provided. Thanks so much!
@@scottanderson9561 I’m glad you liked it. And you’re very welcome!
Wow! What a well produced complete video. Great job. 👏
@@Itsa_Mea I really appreciate that! I hope you found it helpful in some way :)
@@AroundTheSunWeGo wasn't aware of the drop down brackets which us helpful because I can use those instead of making them when I decide to install a few crossmembers. Also the link kit is neat, wasn't aware of that neither.
Thanks again, I'm now a subscriber.
Awesome! And you’re very welcome. Good luck with your install and I appreciate the sub 🙏
well done! Thanks for putting this together! 🙌🏻
@@keevs5adventures you’re very welcome! Hope it’s helpful!
What a great video!! Thank you for making it.
@@donthomson5339 you’re very welcome! Hope it was helpful 👍
I really enjoyed the video. I am adding the x-factor kit a alltkek 4000 to my rig. I didn’t think about the protective coating but I think I’ll do that too. Thanks.
@@OurRollingVoyageORV You’re very welcome! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video and great info!!
@@markporterfield483 appreciate that Mark! Hope it was helpful in some way!
Great video, great details
Appreciate that Danny! Happy to finally get this video out!
Great video!!!
Thank you! Hope it was helpful!
Awesome video!!! Thanks Chris!!!
@@azrchrd You’re very welcome! Hope you find it helpful in some way!
Wow great job bro!!
@@joesnow93 appreciate that Joe!
Appreciate your thorough video, very informative! Did you consider the roadmaster comfort ride system with shock absorbers and if so, why did you not go with that?
Glad you enjoyed the video! Our factory installed rubberized equalizers had done pretty well for us over the past 4 years (no failures), so when MORryde release a new and improved version of a rubberized equalizer, with even more shock absorption, I was immediately interested in them. I also knew I wanted the X-Factor crossmembers from MORryde anyway (to sure up our spring hangers), so when I learned the AllTrek 4000 kit for triple axles included crossmembers, it all just clicked for me. Plus I was already wanting their heavy duty hardware kit as well. I’ve had great experiences with MORryde products in the past, so I was pretty confident the quality would be top notch. Long story short, I was very comfortable installing a similar (yet upgraded) system to what had worked well for us in the past, and I already trusted the MORryde brand, so I didn’t consider a lot of other options, including the Roadmaster system. Just my personal thought process! The other styles may be great!
Great video but did you ever consider Morryde independent suspension and disc brake conversion
@@billchesney8949 Independent suspension is definitely nice but it’s quite a bit more expensive and requires an appointment for installation. I wanted to refresh all of our components myself before our next big trip so timing was also a consideration for me personally. As for disc brakes, these drums have been performing perfectly fine over the past 5 years, so again, while this would also be a nice upgrade, it wasn’t something I stress or worry about.
Great detail video. You sure are a great mechanic. Got a question, you did a video about a year ago on installing a residential refrigerator. How is that working out? Our Norcold 2118 just not doing it anymore. Thinking of putting solar on top of the roof and the Samsung RF18 in place of the Norcold. Any advice you can give me?
@@stevengoossen6019 Hey Steven! The Samsung has been going strong for over 2 years now. No complaints at all. I’d say all of the details I cover in that video still apply. It’s a great swap to do!
@@AroundTheSunWeGo thanks for the reply!!
@@stevengoossen6019 you got it!
Do you mind me asking roughly how much you spent on the parts
@@billchesney8949 All the suspension parts I used in the video add up to around $2300-$2500