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BlackiceLSC
Aug 24, 2009Explorer
well, yesterday I realized that the WDH I purchased does not work with a drop-axle open race car trailer, as the shank doesn't extend low enough, and the clamps dont fit around the trailer's front frame.
So I installed my new side-step carpet pad I bought at CW.
Saturday I had frame supports welded on to better reinforce the rear frame extension, as well as beefed up the side support of my tow hitch to where it meets the frame extensions.
I then installed a new outside water spout(plastic-old one was brittle, stuck closed, and cracked)
I also repaired some of the under-carriage with a sheet of aluminum where there was damage from the previous owner's flat tire/blow out.
That's about it. OH, no wait...I also realized that I wasted $800 in tires by listening to the wrong tire experts. My dually tires rub together under load, so I have to throw them out. They have about 120 miles on them.
sad.
So I installed my new side-step carpet pad I bought at CW.
Saturday I had frame supports welded on to better reinforce the rear frame extension, as well as beefed up the side support of my tow hitch to where it meets the frame extensions.
I then installed a new outside water spout(plastic-old one was brittle, stuck closed, and cracked)
I also repaired some of the under-carriage with a sheet of aluminum where there was damage from the previous owner's flat tire/blow out.
That's about it. OH, no wait...I also realized that I wasted $800 in tires by listening to the wrong tire experts. My dually tires rub together under load, so I have to throw them out. They have about 120 miles on them.
sad.
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