Race trailer build?

[Fast Eddie]

haha.. there was a comment after yours imdying but its disappeared..

anyway, yea not sure on quality of u-bolts. kit itself was pretty reasonably priced haha. I'll get my swinger to make the call on how to mount axle, haha he'll know better than me if the u bolts are good enough

[FJRider]

Get in contact with some of the local pony-clubs too ... some (one ???) may have a float that for some reason ... is in the process of wrecking or being used for spare parts. Or just still intact (not legal) but not pretty to look at ... and want it gone. (The wool cheque came in and Mum bought a NEW one)

Even put an add in the paper for one .... see whats out there.

[speights_bud]

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

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/fa...ht-simple.html

Light simple trailer dimension limits:

Maximum width

The maximum width for a light simple trailer (including its load) is 2.5 metres (excluding side marker lights and direction indicators and the bulge towards the bottom of the tyre). An additional 25mm is allowed on each side of the vehicle for ropes, lashings, straps, chains, connectors and tensioning devices that are neither permanently nor rigidly fixed to the vehicle; or J-hooks (to secure stock crates or bins).

Side marker lights etc:
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ro...uirements.html

B. If the trailer or its load is more than 2 metres wide, it must have two white lights at the front to show how wide it is.


Sounds like you'll fit ok, just need some marker lights on the front corners, you might need rubber flares or something if the tyres stick out wider than the mudguards too.

I suggest maybe getting one or two of those gay looking extended wing mirror thingy's coz the trailers can be a bitch to see anything past. Or just swerve in the lane to swing the trailer out of the way so you can have a look, that's what i currently do haha

[Fast Eddie]

Sounds like you'll fit ok, just need some marker lights on the front corners, you might need rubber flares or something if the tyres stick out wider than the mudguards too.

I suggest maybe getting one or two of those gay looking extended wing mirror thingy's coz the trailers can be a bitch to see anything past. Or just swerve in the lane to swing the trailer out of the way so you can have a look, that's what i currently do haha

yea looks like we will be fine, mud gaurds/arches will be made up out of some sheet metal or checker plate or whatever so will make em wide enough to cover wheels.

few marker lights won't be a prob. hope to be towing in a couple of weekend time then i can get on to painting the sidecar up.

haha at the swerving.. will see what i come up with.. prob the gay mirrors

[tigertim20]

yea looks like we will be fine, mud gaurds/arches will be made up out of some sheet metal or checker plate or whatever so will make em wide enough to cover wheels.

few marker lights won't be a prob. hope to be towing in a couple of weekend time then i can get on to painting the sidecar up.

haha at the swerving.. will see what i come up with.. prob the gay mirrors

before you get too carried away tryna make all that shit yourself, go to TWL, and have a look around, they sell sets of wheel guards for single and double axle, and they are cheap, formed sections, both sides from about $40 or so. save the hassle and just buy shit like that pre made.
http://twlnz.co.nz/images/products/d07%20mudguards.pdf

http://twlnz.co.nz/product-range/light-trailer

[Fast Eddie]

cool, teviot street i know the place. will check it out. might get some heavy duty u bolts too while im there

[tigertim20]

cool, teviot street i know the place. will check it out. might get some heavy duty u bolts too while im there

mate, youll be a kid in a candy store!

[Fast Eddie]

need a vent

@#$(^#@&$^(@#$*%@#$

apparently the new 17's I got for the trailer don't fit on the hubs. stud pattern is fine but my mate who is making up the axle at the moment for me, said something about the hub centers being too long?

I can't picture what he is saying.

I know standard 16" or 15" subaru legacy rims fit on it fine.. so why do the 17" aftermarket rims (that came off same legacy model) don't fit.

murphys law eh.

So.. who wants 2 17" rims off subaru legacy with near new potenza tyres on..

FFS.. !!!!!!!!!!

[Kickaha]

I can't picture what he is saying.

Ah the benefit of a university education

Probably the axle end sticks out to far so it either hits on the centre cap or the backside of the wheel, you could possibly get them machined but may not be able to fit the centre caps

[Fast Eddie]

Ah the benefit of a university education

Probably the axle end sticks out to far so it either hits on the centre cap or the backside of the wheel, you could possibly get them machined but may not be able to fit the centre caps

haha uni aye, I can't recommend it at all, get in the way of racing, its expensive and doesn't appear to have any positive effects.

yea, I'll have to look at it in chch this weekend. a fuckn pain in the ass cause trailer pretty much done and ready for wof and reg.. except now gotta find new wheels probably!

keen as to get them machined/make it work - no centercaps on the rims so don't care bout that. there must be a way to get em to work! lol

[bogan]

Ah the benefit of a university education

Probably the axle end sticks out to far so it either hits on the centre cap or the backside of the wheel, you could possibly get them machined but may not be able to fit the centre caps

That or some spacers if it isn't by too much...

[Fast Eddie]

That or some spacers if it isn't by too much...

sweet! I hope so, where there is a will there is a way.. up in chch this weekend so will have a good look and see what I can do.

cannot be fucked having to hunt for new wheels and get rid of these ones - hassle!

[driftn]

Don't get rid of them yet!, It is more than likely the center caps wont fit, the hub hole is the same size on 15, 16, and 17 subaru wheel. I doubt the center caps will fit on all 3.

[Fast Eddie]

it doesn't even have center caps (the rims) just open hole.

yea i can't understand what the problem is.. the stud pattern is good and the offset is good.

so wtf is the problem.

its gonna take someone university educated to drive up to chch and have a look eh

lol.. will list the wheels for cheap on here if they really can't fit.. The guy who sold me the stubs/hubs etc said they would be fine and didnt mention anything about some center shit that could be too long or too short or whatever..

will see on the weekend i guess

[FJRider]

it doesn't even have center caps (the rims) just open hole.

yea i can't understand what the problem is.. the stud pattern is good and the offset is good.

so wtf is the problem.

its gonna take someone university educated to drive up to chch and have a look eh

I think you will find .. if you place the 15 or 16 inch rim next to the 17 inch rim. With the face with the stud pattern on the same side. You will find the face the same distance in from the edge of the rim. So the length from the inner side of the stud pattern face is that extra inch further than the 16 inch rim. And making contact with either the chassis, the suspension, or the inner mudguard.

My two cents worth of primary education ...