Turtle n Peeps
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ewarnerusa wrote:While I'm not certain my trailer axel is like this, I've been told they are always bowed to help with loaded weight distribution. So literally flipping the axel would put the bow in the wrong direction and the tire camber would be way off and you'd get a messed up ride and tire wear.
What is reclocking the brakes?
Thanks.
Yep, that is why I said "IF" your axle is a straight axle. The one on my trailer is perfectly straight and I can put it in any direction I want because it makes no difference in my case.
If you have a bow or drop axle then you can't do this. Like was stated you can just weld a new perch on if you don't have this type of axle.
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canoe on top
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The surface area of the front of a TT does not change by raising it. You might have a bit more above the TV but, you might have a bit less below. I have noticed no difference in drag, (mileage), or stability after a lift. This appears to be the case with many on the forum who have done it as well. Each combination is going to be somewhat different but a lot of people have done this without problems.
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ewarnerusa
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canoe on top wrote:The surface area of the front of a TT does not change by raising it. You might have a bit more above the TV but, you might have a bit less below. I have noticed no difference in drag, (mileage), or stability after a lift. This appears to be the case with many on the forum who have done it as well. Each combination is going to be somewhat different but a lot of people have done this without problems.
This is the way I thought about it, too. The surface area will stay exactly the same, but frontal area of the trailer will meet a slightly different level of resistance because it will be encountering a different area of the wake created by the TV. But I never had to take fluids in my engineering classes, so I have no idea of what the impact would be other than my gut telling me it will make no noticable difference when we are only talking about a few inches.
Shifting the center of gravity upwards sure seems to me like it could affect the sway, but I do have dual sway bars that I hope will alleviate any issues.
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LVJJJ
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cathcartww, here's the '65 early
Wonder if this picture will work?
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cathcartww
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LVJJJ wrote:cathcartww, here's the '65 early
Wonder if this picture will work?
Nice! Built when I was a junior in high school!
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I went from a 2" to a 4" tandem trailer axle Equalizers on my trailer so I could get more clearance to put larger tires with more payload on my trailer. when I was done I had about 3 more inches of ground clearance. I had to re-adjust my hitch but the trailer still pulled the same.
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LVJJJ
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cathcartww, we're close in age, it was built when I was a freshman in college.
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Huntindog
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I have reaised every TT I have owned.(3) Never had any stability issues with any of them. Never heard of anyone experincing it either.
Most all that talk about this supposed problem are talking in the theoretical...They have never actually done it.
All of my TTs raisings caused mileage to drop by about 1 MPG.
I used different approaches(most of them already disscussed here) on each of them, because of differences on how they were made.
Basically my goal is to put the largest tires possible on the TT. I use what ever methods make the most sense for my TT to raise it enough to fit the larger tires on it.
DO NOT just flip the axles and reclock the brakes as one poster suggests. There is no such thing as a true straight axle on TTs. They have a slight bow in them for camber. Flipping the axles will reverse this camber. Bad news.
Although "flipping axles" is the common term. They are not actually flipped. Just relocated beneath the springs. New perchs are required.
Dexter makes a kit that can be installed without welding. If you can weld them on, it will be cheaper as the perches alone very inexspensive.
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ewarnerusa
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I'll be bringing in the TT at the end of the month for an axle flip. Without any trips on it prior to the flip, I won't be able to comment on changes in performance or mileage. I'm going to have to get a nice stable stool to use as a third step after this because even pre-flip the first step from the ground to lowest step is pretty tall.
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ExRocketScientist
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ewarnerusa wrote:I'll be bringing in the TT at the end of the month for an axle flip. Without any trips on it prior to the flip, I won't be able to comment on changes in performance or mileage. I'm going to have to get a nice stable stool to use as a third step after this because even pre-flip the first step from the ground to lowest step is pretty tall.
There are some good ones out there. Get one with adjustable legs. We have always put down "homemade pallets" with a mat on them so we can wipe our feet. 8 times out of 10, no matter what I do, I can't seem to stop them from rocking a bit. It's one thing to have something 1 to 2 inches off of the ground; it is quite another to have something 5 to 9 inches of the ground rocking like that. Be prepared to pay between $60 and $100 for something good. It will be money well spent.
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