I'm setup spring under the axle with a 3500# axle assembly. Axle width is 70" using a 6 on 5.5" bolt pattern. Springs are rated to 1750 each and I'm using a typical spring hanger kit. All from Rockwell American http://rockwellamerican.com/products. I'm running a 33" tall tire and the trailer is dead level with the hummer. Tongue height is around 19".
Do it all trailer build.
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Mark Harley
Expedition Leader
I like the tail light cages and punched gussets.
Looking good. Did you decide on a paint color?
Looking good. Did you decide on a paint color?
I agree with you on the fender swap.
The trailer looks completely fine with the fenders you have now. They just do not conform with the overall flow when hooked up behind the hummer. The jeep style fenders (even better yet..the M416 style) would really settle the eye when looking at the whole setup.
It would be a little more work at this point. Get some use out of it first and see if it will grow on you.
Q: Are you going to spot weld in the panels then seam seal it all up from the inside? Or will it be screwed in place at the holes drilled in the lip of the panel?
The trailer looks completely fine with the fenders you have now. They just do not conform with the overall flow when hooked up behind the hummer. The jeep style fenders (even better yet..the M416 style) would really settle the eye when looking at the whole setup.
It would be a little more work at this point. Get some use out of it first and see if it will grow on you.
Q: Are you going to spot weld in the panels then seam seal it all up from the inside? Or will it be screwed in place at the holes drilled in the lip of the panel?
Mark Harley
Expedition Leader
Josh Manley has some fenders listed on ebay.
He is a member here too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-5-Wide-J...Accessories&hash=item3a82758aed#ht_482wt_1162
He is a member here too.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-5-Wide-J...Accessories&hash=item3a82758aed#ht_482wt_1162
Xrunner
Explorer
Those look nice... I prefer angled fender with a flat top as you can set stuff on them and there always seems to be a shortage of flat level(ish) places around camp.
I would double check that you won't get any rub from the tires when the trailer's fully loaded and goes over a bump, and also consider making the top a little more narrow. Maybe not this narrow, but somewhere along these lines:
I would double check that you won't get any rub from the tires when the trailer's fully loaded and goes over a bump, and also consider making the top a little more narrow. Maybe not this narrow, but somewhere along these lines:
Jr_Explorer
Explorer
That would be my only concern. I like the longer length of the flat top for more workable flat surface but it does look a bit tight to the tire.