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So I wanted wheels for the trailer to match my Jeep. I have the Eagle Alloy 540's which I bought about 17 years ago. I found they are no longer made, and after emails and phone calls to many of the other manufacturers there are none that are made that are exactly like these "Old School" wheels...

Build is looking great!

FREAKING AWESOME! ********, that's so cool.....

Picked up a few more pieces today: Trailer and Jeep wiring. I also found a much beefier shackle than what originally came with my spring kit. The original kit had 1/4 thick shackles and no grease fitting. The new kit has 1/2 thick shackles with grease fittings..

With the holidays I haven't made much more headway. A few accessories came in though. - Hinges for the lid - Lock for the lid - 4 interior led lights - 6 exterior led lights - Upper and lower shock mounts - Custom Switch Pod for battery bank on trailer... I should be able to make some more...

Made a little more headway this weekend. I welded on the spring mounts and then reinforced them so they will slide over obstacles a little easier... Next up is welding on the spring perches to the axle.... .

Will the yellow top optima battery fit in the tongue box if you turned it 90 degrees? I have the same tongue box and I want to put two yellow top Optimas in it side by side. I haven't bought the batteries yet, just curious the best way to fit both... thank you

Thank you.. I want to try and keep as much as the original m416 as possible, that is why I boxed in the frame instead of just buying new steel and building a new frame which probably would have been cheaper and definitely easier.. I won't have time to really do much the next few weeks with the...

The bare axle was $431.00. With the Springs, Hangers, Brass Bushings, wiring harness 3,500 outers with electric brakes it all totaled up to roughly $820.00... I just kept telling myself I only paid $600.00 for the trailer so it made me feel better...... :)

Ordered the 6000 pound Dexter Axle with 3,500 outers. The tube wall is ¼, which should be able to take some good trail hits. Net/net it is 4 inches wider than the m416 axle. The 3,500 outers get me the bigger bearings as well as electric brakes. I know it may be too much overkill but I look at...

A few more pics of the process

I have been wanting an "Off-Road" trailer for some time now. After looking around for a few years I considered a few things...Buying One $$$$$...Making on from scratch-ehhh... Then I came across the M416 military trailers. I liked the look, kind of nostalgic, not too big, floats (lol), and its...