BCHauler
Adventurer
I recently have posted about a trailer I was building out of a 15' travel trailer frame. It was just too big for my needs so I have now acquired a junk 'sixties tent trailer instead. The box is 6'x8' and it has 8" wheels. Towing it home, the trailer really skipped and bounced around on the rough local roads. The axle is 2000lb rated 4 bolt. I gutted the trailer and, for the time being, will be using it to haul the kids bikes and misc supplies while camping with our truck camper.
My question relates to the wheel size. Can I easily install bigger wheels and tires on the axle? Not wanting to invest much in this setup, are there wheels from another vehicle that will fit, ie. Mustang? My thinking is that the tiny stock wheels and tires are causing the jumpy behavior.
My other thought is that I have the 3500lb axle from the other trailer at my disposal. It is a 5 bolt with 15" wheels, plus it has the bonus of having brakes. The only issue is that it is wider that the tent trailer axle. The wheels would still be under the trailer box, but the bigger axles' spring mounting flanges are wider set. Can I move the spring mounts inboard and still be safe? The trailer will never see more than 1000lbs at the most. TIA
My question relates to the wheel size. Can I easily install bigger wheels and tires on the axle? Not wanting to invest much in this setup, are there wheels from another vehicle that will fit, ie. Mustang? My thinking is that the tiny stock wheels and tires are causing the jumpy behavior.
My other thought is that I have the 3500lb axle from the other trailer at my disposal. It is a 5 bolt with 15" wheels, plus it has the bonus of having brakes. The only issue is that it is wider that the tent trailer axle. The wheels would still be under the trailer box, but the bigger axles' spring mounting flanges are wider set. Can I move the spring mounts inboard and still be safe? The trailer will never see more than 1000lbs at the most. TIA