Has anyone out there with a Streamline noticed some buckling in the lower closet and cabinet walls near the mid section of the trailer near the wheel wells? I am trying to determine if this is normal since it sits above the axles. I have not noticed any other warping. Maybe new shock absorbers would correct this. Any suggestions welcomed.

By Tom Patterson on Friday, September 08, 2000 - 06:53 am:

James,
I had this problem on the curbside wall between the twin bed and the bathroom, in the area into which the bathroom door slides on my '73. The warpage at the bottom caused the bathroom door to come off of the overhead rail when the door was opened. I forced the bottom back, and held it there with some "L" brackets.

By james on Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 07:46 am:

Thanks Tom
I managed to reinforce these areas under the kitchen sink and closet on the opposite side. I was concerned that something may have occured in the frame to make this happen but I have a tendency to think it was just a hard bump that caused a jolt.

By ww1 on Sunday, September 10, 2000 - 11:30 am:

The large early to late 70's Airstream trailers with rear baths and a lot of road miles start sagging too. The holding tank behind the axles is the culpret, the weight back there, lots of road bumps, the frame actually starts to bend ever so slightly and things start buckling I've had a few friends spend over $1000 getting their frames reinforced to counter that problem. The rear bedroom, side bath AS doesn't seem to have that problem. Just thought I'd mention this as the construction is so similar between the two...

By Tom Patterson on Tuesday, September 12, 2000 - 04:44 pm:

I think that the sagging is strictly an Airstream problem. The frames on both the Silver Streaks and the Streamlines were a lot stronger.

By james on Wednesday, September 13, 2000 - 04:53 pm:

I have a tendency to think my issue is just around the wheel wells. I think I may have hit a bump that caused the wells to push up and cause the internal metal walls to give a little. I do not think it is serious though. I have checked the level all the way around and the trailer is not sagging over the axles. The metal is all aligned down the side. New shock absorbers may help.

By ww1 on Monday, October 09, 2000 - 05:22 pm:

Sorry I have seen close up the frames of all these mentioned. Yes SS seem to be more stout but If you think SS is not prone to frame sagging, pick it up at the tongue and the rear bumper, completely off the wheels, leave it that way a few days and watch the wrinkles appear and see for yourself. That's about the average jolt a trailer gets as it goes down the road hitting bumps. Shocks will help cushion severe bumps.