Race trailer build?

[Kickaha]

. doesnt work too well though, usually need 2 people to lift it up haha

Can't be real men then because I can do it by myself

[FJRider]

too true. yip will have another look at his next weekend at the race meet. think he just has a frame with sheet metal riveted to it and the door is a sturdy frame with a couple of garage springs to help take the weight.. doesnt work too well though, usually need 2 people to lift it up haha

Have a look at the set-up on Horse floats. Commonly (often) used by women ... they (most) aren't known for their brute strength.

A simple counter-weight system works well.

[Fast Eddie]

Most of draw bar done and suspension mounted. still to weld up and finish draw bar and chuck on coupling and make axle.

We were going with the drop axle/stepped axle idea but then the drop links were like 170 bucks. So flag for now, just going to mount the axle on top of the leaf spring rather than under it if that makes sense.. drops it a few mm.



then its pretty much rolling, get a cheap deck on it and the lights and we should be able to wof and reg it and start using it..

and then start the enclosure which should be the fun part

[tigertim20]

make sure you weld some flat on the draw bar and BOLT the coupling to that. You used to get away with welding the couplings on, but they have to be bolted on now.

[Fast Eddie]

oh true? how come? was planning to bolt it on anyway but maybe bolt + welding make sure it doesnt come off hahaha...

[speights_bud]

Safety chain must be bolted on now too i think. Had to modify the bosses one for him coz it was welded on.

[tigertim20]

oh true? how come? was planning to bolt it on anyway but maybe bolt + welding make sure it doesnt come off hahaha...

nah cant be welded on at all. cant remember what the reasoning was, but suffice to say they changed it. a bit of 80x10 flat welded onto the draw bar with holes for the coupling should be fine

[Fast Eddie]

cool, no worries can do that easy enough.. bolt safety chain to same bit of flat steel eh?

[FJRider]

nah cant be welded on at all. cant remember what the reasoning was, but suffice to say they changed it. a bit of 80x10 flat welded onto the draw bar with holes for the coupling should be fine

I think welding affects the heat treatment of the chain. (Weakens it)

Nylock nuts seldom come off.

[FJRider]

We were going with the drop axle/stepped axle idea but then the drop links were like 170 bucks. So flag for now, just going to mount the axle on top of the leaf spring rather than under it if that makes sense.. drops it a few mm.

Check out the local car wreckers ... they may have the axle you seek ...

[tigertim20]

cool, no worries can do that easy enough.. bolt safety chain to same bit of flat steel eh?

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[Fast Eddie]

Check out the local car wreckers ... they may have the axle you seek ...

not a bad idea, not sure size of axle yet, gotta see how we looking with the offset and width of rims which I haven't picked up.
The flat deck itself is 2m wide, and the wheels are on the outside of that 2meters. Tyres/rims are 215mm wide each, plus whatever offset will push them out a bit from the hubs too... must be getting dangerously close to being too wide

[bogan]

We were going with the drop axle/stepped axle idea but then the drop links were like 170 bucks. So flag for now, just going to mount the axle on top of the leaf spring rather than under it if that makes sense.. drops it a few mm.

That'll mean the U bolts have to take the whole weight of the trailer then?

[Fast Eddie]

That'll mean the U bolts have to take the whole weight of the trailer then?

lol yea, maybe not a great idea.

the springs are a couple inches shorter/lower than expected anyway.. so may just put axle on properly and see how the height is sitting.

thinking the idea of some extendable legs at the back of trailer and strong jockey wheel up front, we can just til the trailer to help load and unloading.

we'll see what we come up with for easy loading and unloading.

[imdying]

The U bolts will take it fine.