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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:32 pm 
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To go away camping and pack all the cool comforts the vit is getting a bit full, plus heaps of stuff tied down on the roof, bit of a pain in the ass, So it's time to build a trailer.
The aim is to have it as light as possible, smallish, and hopefully be designed well enough to get dragged through some really silly tracks with ease.

Picked up a rusted pile of crap, and stripped it for anything that might be useful

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:40 pm 
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Want to get the axle up out of the way so I had the machinist at work knock these up.
Axle needed to be shortened to suit vitara wheelbase anyway, so worked out good.

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:43 pm 
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Better start building the actual trailer now huh.

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 6:51 pm 
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That will never work.

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:10 pm 
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trailer portals FTMFW Armsup

you're such a hater dan. :rofl:

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:16 pm 
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Will that's a good start, this could get interesting. :)

The main body looks like a good width and might just be deceiving in that photo, but it looks pretty long.

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:17 pm 
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Haha yeah, portals!!

And I expect nothing less from him Atari haha
Nah, dan goes alright, he's just jealous my trailer is going to be epic

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:19 pm 
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Will that's a good start, this could get interesting. :)

The main body looks like a good width and might just be deceiving in that photo, but it looks pretty long.


Pic of the trailer frame there is of the crappy, heavy, rusted out donor trailer.
It got cut up and sent to the scrappy.
Start my new frame this week.

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 7:26 pm 
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Haha yeah, portals!!

And I expect nothing less from him Atari haha
Nah, dan goes alright, he's just jealous my trailer is going to be epic


:lol: :lol: :lol: trailer wars. :peaceout:

going by how your builds seem to get out of hand pretty quickly, this IS going to be good. 8)

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 8:48 pm 
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Go all out, SPOA it.



reminds me of a Trojan duratorque axle

http://www.trojanparts.com.au/index.asp?PageID=2145850235

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Post Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2014 9:52 pm 
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Torsion bar suspension axle?

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Post Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:16 pm 
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Rainy day today, so shed day.
Fitted a bit of fab work in between drinking booze
Finally started trailer frame.

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Post Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:18 pm 
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Nevermind the electrical tape U bolts haha

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Post Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:48 pm 
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Do you think the axle will still turn on the U bolts. Is there a plan to stop the axle rotation?

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Post Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 6:52 pm 
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Yep yep, perches on the axle, just like any other leaf setup.

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:20 pm 
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OK, I expect you are going to weld them on to the axle? They will have a lot of force on them. Interesting to see how this turns out and whether there will be enough force to twist the spring. You should find out pretty quickly if the tyre rubs on the guards a lot. Interesting build.

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:44 pm 
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Yep, welded perches to the axle. Just like any other leaf spring setup.

I presume your referring to the extra twisting load exaggerated by the leverage of the drop axle,
I don't really predict any issues. The trailer will be very light, and only carrying some camping gear.
With perches, and decent U bolts it should be just fine. There's no way it would ever get the wrap loading that a driven axle on a normal car or 4wd with leaf springs copes with every day?

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:02 pm 
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Why a drop axle? You would have the same ride hight just going spoa

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:07 pm 
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Axle clearance.

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:30 pm 
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I've done a lot of 4wding with trailers over the years and have never found axle clearance an issue, the diffs on the vehicle will hang well below any trailer axle, just my 2c
Keep the pics coming I enjoy a good trailer build Armsup

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:32 pm 
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looking good, i'd look at using cable ties as u-bolts instead of tape. pompoms

there are plenty of drop axled trailers floating around, i was keen on the idea for the same reason, axle clearance. but in reality, the pumpkin & axle tubes on the tow car are going to be grading the track first if your running matched wheels & tyres.

EDIT: dammit Mr Boobs beat me by |<---->| that much.

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:43 pm 
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EDIT: dammit Mr Boobs beat me by |<---->| that much.


I read that to myself in a Maxwell Smart voice and loled :lol:

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Post Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:50 pm 
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33's-35s on towcar, 31s on trailer, So I thought a little extra trailer axle clearance would be cool

Hoping to drag it into some pretty silly spots, so I kinda want to eliminate any chances of it being an anchor.
Light, small, good axle clearance.
We'll see how it goes I guess

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:27 am 
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looking good, i'd look at using cable ties as u-bolts instead of tape. pompoms


That was my first thought haha. But didn't have any :(

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:01 am 
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If anyones interested.. the trailer I bought recently has a slightly different designed drop axle, they welded an extra piece of 40x40mm axle to the ends on both sides.. The clearance under the trailer is far better than a stock Jimny!
I believe they are called stub axles? Going over to a trailer shop to get brake mounts welded onto it this week :)

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:40 am 
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The drop axle is fine, it's the slipper springs that will let you down.
Think reversing up over a decent vertical ledge, all the force is opening up the slipper spring and it 'could' come apart.


Eye to eye is the way to go if you plan on dragging it into some silly places.

Keep the pics coming... :)

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:50 am 
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Cheers for the tip!
I might look into an alternative there. I'm not keen on slipper springs, but it's what I had sitting there.
I'll see what I can come up with.

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:39 am 
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I started with slippers as that is what I had, they got chucked out after a year or so.
They ate into the chassis, so I fitted extra plates for them to eat into.
But they then started to chew through the sides of the brackets.
Eye to eye with shox was much nicer handling, and less maintenance.
Rebound slippers may be a happy medium if wanting to keep things simple.

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Post Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:38 am 
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Teflon plastic is your friend! I've done some serious km's with my trailer with slipper springs.
Far more than just your average joe that use's their's for the odd camping trip. My chassis is fine, and the rear brackets have a little wear on the sides.
They're easily replacable unlike a chassis! :wink:

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