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  1. bobholthaus

    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    Don- you hit my needs exactly, in the fact that the weight of the trailer loaded for bear twice a year is about 2000 lbs. The other 361 days a year that I'm not driving to or from vacation, I'm carrying about 600 lbs, and sometimes it is equipment that shouldn't be bouncing around. So I need a...
  2. bobholthaus

    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    The problem is that I don't have any trailing arms yet. Thanks for the info though!
  3. bobholthaus

    Outlander Trailer Sherpa II project...Dial-up beware!

    I just got this email from Robert at Outlander: "Thanks for your inquiry. We are still in business but no longer selling to the general public. We are marketing exclusively to Emergency Service Agencies." Too bad for us; those are great looking trailers.
  4. bobholthaus

    Light weight rock crawler trailer

    Can you please tell me where you go your trailing arms? They look "pre-fabbed". You mention Dodge bushings. I'm trying to add a trailing arm setup to my trailer and would appreciate any info you care to share. I will buy airbags and mounts and shock mounts from AT. Where did you get your...
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    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    As much as I want to buy a Manley ORV trailer (www.manleyorv.com), I think it will be less expensive to have a new frame welded for mine with a trailing arm setup. I've already replaced the deck on mine with diamond tread aluminum, and I spent a small fortune on the wheels and tires. I've got...
  6. bobholthaus

    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    I'll take some pics tomorrow. Yeah, I'm not looking for the cool factor of a trailing arm setup, just looking for a more plush ride. Thank you for the feedback thus far. Btw, I moved the fenders up and then a few months later oversized the tires. It looks like there is no up travel because I...
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    My 2 trailers build

    Greenmonkey: I see your plans for the trailing arm setup. Are your arm lengths specific to your overall trailer length, or does it matter? Where did you get the bushings? You said you bought the weld-on spindles from AT; where did you get the brakes? I want to have a trailing arm setup...
  8. bobholthaus

    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    Okay, I found another post of a trailing arm setup, which looks pretty basic. But where can I buy the arm setup, or does the entire thing need to be custom welded? I'd like to buy the arms with pivot points attached that I can just have welded to my frame, and that have hubs on the other end...
  9. bobholthaus

    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    Gentlemen- yes, my tires are oversized, and I did move the plastic fenders up once already. Even if I took the fenders off the suspension still wouldn't flex unless loaded with 1000 lbs or more (the only time I've ever seen it truly flex was with a large load of mulch). A trailing arm with...
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    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/egv92ru36wuhzzt/20100611%20-%20Door%20County%202010%20020.jpg
  11. bobholthaus

    Wanting softer suspension for my Thule trailer

    I have a small Thule utility trailer that I've added racks to and have upgraded the tires on. It's not exactly an expedition trailer, but gets used for a lot of things, including camping and hauling an ATV. It has a Knott torsion suspension that is not very forgiving at all; I've seen the...
  12. bobholthaus

    Storage bins for rear sides of '12 JKU - anyone sell any?

    I got mine last week and love them. Great product!
  13. bobholthaus

    Switching Reverse/Rear Lighting

    Good idea on the flex loom; the colors make the whole thing look messy. I plan to cover them all. On the switched blue sea, I have Valentine One radar detector, Homelink rear view mirror, will have heated seats and additional interior lighting, and eventually an amp or two, and likely a CB...
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    Switching Reverse/Rear Lighting

    My best advice, use all black jacketed wire for main power and ground. I thought the colors would be cool, until I was done, and there was color all over the engine bay. I used a large fuse splitter thing. Ran 8 gauge wire (should have run 4 gauge from distribution block back to battery, but...
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    Switching Reverse/Rear Lighting

    Finally got around to mounting the blue seas on an sPod bracket. Used a piece of thin aluminum as a platform.
  16. bobholthaus

    The XV-JP Needs Help, Please, from a Jeep Aerodynamicist. (Really)

    Thank you BlueGerbil. I'm going to order a pair! I truly appreciate it.
  17. bobholthaus

    Storage bins for rear sides of '12 JKU - anyone sell any?

    Unless I'm seeing the pictures incorrectly, they now have dual zippers.
  18. bobholthaus

    Mike- thanks for the reply on the fog lights. Hella actually make a low beam version of the same...

    Mike- thanks for the reply on the fog lights. Hella actually make a low beam version of the same light (if its the one I'm thinking about). You could replace yours with the low beam version and then out a pair of Rigid Industries Dually D2 spot or driving beams on the oem tabs on your AEV...
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    The XV-JP Needs Help, Please, from a Jeep Aerodynamicist. (Really)

    I do not mean to hijack this thread, but what fog lights are those in the first pic? I'm dying for a better fog light solution for my 2012 JKU. Thanks.
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