Any Regrets Flipping Axles?

I had our old trailer done with no issues and many thousands of miles. The new one came that way from the factory. No regrets only issue was the steps as previously mentioned on the one we had done. The new one the steps were correct since it came that way.

The correct term is "spring over axle" conversion, not "flipping" the axles.

The axle is not "flipped" to give more ground clearance, it is moved from above the springs to below the springs.

My 2006 Nash 26X TT had the axles flipped before I bought it and every thing works fine. I've never dragged it and the 16" tires fit without a problem. I did have to get a different shank to raise up the hitch to keep the trailer level.

Bill

GordonThree wrote:
Right now it just bottoms out on the frame if I hit a particularly bad bump.

Could I ask (for clarification), what hits the frame? Is it the top of the axle? "Flipping" axles is just the process of moving the axle from on top of the leaf spring and relocating it below the leaf spring. The springs will behave exactly as before. If yours is bottoming out, perhaps you need a heavier spring? And make sure you aren't overloading the springs (and axles)? Sorry if I'm stating the obvious or have missed your point. When I relocated my axles there was no difference in spring performance.

Steve

We did it on our 2015 Sunline. No problems afterwards and it sure helped with dragging issues.

My former Fleetwood was just to low. I hit the gas station aprons pulling out and dragged on the sand when beach camping. Never had an issue.

Huntindog, what steps did you take to prevent over-extending (compressing?) of the suspension?

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.