Any Regrets Flipping Axles?
Hello, I am about to flip my axles for more ground clearance.TT Have you done yours and regretted doing it, if so why? Thanks
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deltabravo wrote:Huntindog wrote:
I'd like to flip my axle, as my little trailer is really low slung, but I'm concerned about having the leaf compress too far when it has more room to travel. Right now it just bottoms out on the frame if I hit a particularly bad bump.Put bump stops on it. Just like how cars do it.
The travel distance does not change when doing a spring over axle conversion.
If you hit a bad bump and the spring bottoms against the frame, that same thing will happen after the conversion.
Nothing changes with the mounting of the spring to the trailer frame, travel distance cannot increase.
The difference is that the spring can travel an extra 3-4 inches as the axle is no longer on top to contact the frame. So now on a really big bump the spring has to flex up extra high before the axle that is hanging under it contacts the frame and stops the flex.
I did a spring over conversion on mine many years ago. I did not install bumpstops and the suspension just does not flex that much to be a problem. I did pick up an alignment problem and can see the tires are wearing funny. Some day I'll fix it, but it's just not a priority right now. With the amount of towing that I do the tires will age out long before they wear out.
