My Camping Trailer Project
- Thread starter Dirtco
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Tom Foolery
Adventurer
Nice work, and very clean welds.
Thanks!
K2ZJ
Explorer
What did it run, and where did you find them?
Trailerpart.com. The spindles were about $25.00 each and the hubs were about the same price. I can try to find the part numbers if you need them.
The stock tires in the first pictures were so dry rotted they would not hold any air. So I searched through our junk tire pile and found some wore out 15" tires that would hold air, some big old 205's 
. These will be used to roll the trailer around until i get the real tires and wheels later down the road.
I also got the gas tank skid plate sanded and painted.
I picked up the springs too, they are the 4" Superlift springs that used to be on the truck. I gave them to a friend years ago and he never used them.
First I had to get it in the shop, I think I should leave it like this!
. These will be used to roll the trailer around until i get the real tires and wheels later down the road.I also got the gas tank skid plate sanded and painted.
I picked up the springs too, they are the 4" Superlift springs that used to be on the truck. I gave them to a friend years ago and he never used them.
First I had to get it in the shop, I think I should leave it like this!
First I picked up the springs that used to be on the truck. I gave them to a friend years ago and he never used them. They are 4" Superlift springs, and were stiff as hell back in the day, so I needed to pull a leaf or two to soften them up for the light trailer. The springs only have three leaves, plus the overload. I removed the overload and the middle spring from the pack.
Before I installed the leaf springs I added a little bracing to the stock spring hangers.
I got some 5" TG Shackles and installed the leaf springs.
The U-bolt plates that came with the U-bolts were too narrow for the larger truck leaf springs, so I had to make some new ones (I'm waiting to trim the U-bolts until I know the spring pack will work right).
I got some 5" TG Shackles and installed the leaf springs.
The U-bolt plates that came with the U-bolts were too narrow for the larger truck leaf springs, so I had to make some new ones (I'm waiting to trim the U-bolts until I know the spring pack will work right).
I knew the tongue needed to be cut down, so I wheeled the trailer outside and started taking some measurements. I had to be able to jackknife the trailer without it damaging the truck or itself, but I also didn't want it too long.
I wanted to be able to switch between a normal coupler and an off-road coupler, (I also wanted some extra theft protection) so I added a reciever to the tongue.
I wanted to be able to switch between a normal coupler and an off-road coupler, (I also wanted some extra theft protection) so I added a reciever to the tongue.
1x1_Speed_Craig
Active member
Sleeved, lap welded & plug welded? It looks like a solid set-up to me, but it's just my opinion.
Nice work, dirtco.
Craig