How high is too high?
Ha Ha! Not talking about drugs here. :) I finally got home and started to work on my 57 Arrowhead. I am taking it down to the local tire place tomorrow to have them go through the brakes, springs...
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I think you will find that a shop will be very reluctant to flip your drop axle over due to liability. They may be OK with a spring-over conversion. Do you have 14" or 15" wheels? A taller tire/wheel...
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Thanks Guys! To answer you both, I don't have any wheels underneath but I have seen them in catalogs and thought about adding them. My tires are 15" already so that is a done deal.I have talked to my...
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Sounds like you're on the right track by removing the mess you inherited.Could be that the original design worked just fine...most engineers do a pretty good job.Most problems, like your bumper...
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That is interesting about the spare tire. What do you suggest? Where would the spare have been originally? I can remember riding with my mom in her 1953 Oldsmobile on long trips. The tires back...
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You've been a good student, and now a good teacher!RobPS, I'll bet a few people get their tape measures out and check clearance...
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Well, the proof is in the pudding they say, so we will see how well I do once I start tearing it down. I suppose putting it back together will be the real test. I am really good at demolition. :)...
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Where should I put the spare if not on the back bumper?Good question...Can anyone let us know where your (factory) mounted spare was/is located?The early canned hams I'm familiar with had them inside...
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Oh Yeah! I carry two cans of truck tire fix-a-flat in every vehicle (plus a spare). There are some places that are too dangerous to try to fix a flat so I have my fix a flat handy so I can get to a...
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I use the small "toy spares" or temporary spare for my trailers. They are smaller and stow easiest. Fix a flat, too. Those of you who are in HOT areas, be aware that Fix a Flat can explode. Yup.
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Those of you who are in HOT areas, be aware that Fix a Flat can explode. Yup.Ouch!Never had that happen, but have found that after a couple years, they don't often work (nothing comes out).So I...
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I have a wide access door on the back of my trailer. The spare goes in there, under the back bed.
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Hi Rob,I picked up my trailer from the tire place and I am very pleased. The new axle and springs raised it 4" (to 18") which still looks fine. Since the other springs were flat as a board, I am...
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Sounds great, glad it worked out!Placing weight forward to correct low tongue weight is a common, and usually successful solution.If you can pull your trailer at 65+ mph with no sway bars, weight...
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48 Rob wrote:Sounds great, glad it worked out!Placing weight forward to correct low tongue weight is a common, and usually successful solution.If you can pull your trailer at 65+ mph with no sway...
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Hi, My point was that a spare tire, and extra bumper if not designed to be "behind" the trailer originally can cause a pendulum effect, even if you place more weight forward.Not saying yours is...
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Well, that being said maybe I should take it on another run out on the highway. There aren't any freeways close by so the best I can do is hit the 4-lane part of the highway hoping for some truck...
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Oh well, I guess I need the practice anyway. It is good advice and I will take it but you rained on my parade a little tonight Rob :) In the end, when you are heading out in one of many camping...
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I am thinking about how best to make this shakedown run. There are no real freeways within 130 miles of me! There is a four lane with a lot of trucks, but it is a 7% grade. All the trucks are going...
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Well, I lied. I didn't take my trailer out for another shakedown cruise as you suggested. I guess I will take my lumps. Once I got the tools in my hands I couldn't quit. I already have half the...
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Spare locations: Back bumper on the mid 60s units, tongue mount on the 64 Oasis(which I removed) and the toy spares under the bed. Sorry, missed your question earlier. To be honest, very few of the...
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