Another F-ing trailer build.

[dino2000]

Planning a Baja Exped with the family next year. I have traveled Baja on my moto a bunch but the whole clan has never been farther south than Alfonsina's. The loose plan is down to LaPaz on the sea side and north on the Pacific side. As much off-road as possible.

Between BoxRocket and Zelix, I have the basic platform pretty well figured out. The truck has a shell so most of the gear and sleeping arrangement is taken care of there. The idea for the trailer is to carry the quad, fuel spare tires etc. The Outlander ATV trailer is almost right but I want to build me own!

Stoopid Question #1.
Is there anyone out there who makes a wheel adapter from the typical 3500lbs axle 5 on 4.5 wheel pattern to an 8 lug? Want to be able to use the same rubber on the whole rig.

#2 Where should i buy my axle? Have a local trailer shop but the guys in there are A--HOLES!

Hopefully buyng some steel this weekend.

The horse, now to build the cart!

Thanks in advance, Dino

 

[Sportsman Matt]

Trailer shops are a dime a dozen, so I would check the yellow pages to see who else is around.

One thought would be to see if you could find a F250 2wd in a boneyard and steal the front wheel hubs (or whole front axle) of that, then have the axle made to fit the hubs. Then you could keep all the tires the same, as most manufacturers tend to use the same rims for both 2WD and 4WD, with some exceptions.

Sounds like a cool idea, let us know how it works out.

 

[RedRocker]

Just buy mine.http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31181

 

[Aggie]

How is that going to help him haul an ATV?

For your axle needs I have always liked Southwest Wheel. You can buy a whole 3500 lb axle to your specs I believe for a pretty reasonable price...

http://www.southwestwheel.com/?gclid=COm-ht6p5ZwCFR4UagodH2UuHA

 

[socaljeeper]

#2 Where should i buy my axle? Have a local trailer shop but the guys in there are A--HOLES!

I am not sure where your are located, but check out Redneck Trailer Supply for an axle. My experience with them has been good.

 

[RedRocker]

How is that going to help him haul an ATV?

For your axle needs I have always liked Southwest Wheel. You can buy a whole 3500 lb axle to your specs I believe for a pretty reasonable price...

http://www.southwestwheel.com/?gclid=COm-ht6p5ZwCFR4UagodH2UuHA

Guess I shoulda read the entire post.

 

[Runt]

I bought my trailer wheel spacer/adapters at www.justdifferentials.com ....awesome service. Carl was the name of the fellow I delt woth. Jeremy was the other fellow. Both were great and can hook you up with almost any spacer to adapt diffrent wheels.