Axle flip on a small 16 feet Sportsmen
I just bought my first TT to replace our 10 feet pop-ups. It's a slightly used 2011 KZ Sportsmen Classic 16BH. I have only one concern till now; it's the trailer height. Just to reach my house from th...
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Hi guys! I revive my old thread because I just got my axle "flipped" on my little Sportsmen Classic. There's a HUGE ground clearance improvement. To be honest I would say that I would have taken it a little less high if I had the choice, but as it's a basic axle flip, height adjustment was not an option.
But it definitely correct all my issues and I don't see any driving feeling different yet!
1. I never rub the rear bumper bracket anymore while driving up hills and when entering in a driveway where there's a sidewalk
2. I don't any more sewer return or hard time to empty tank when the campsite was not perfectly levelled.
3. I don't have any more rubbing issues with my weight distribution hitch. Instead of adjusting it 2 inch drop, I reversed the ball mount to 4 inch rise.
There's definitely a very major design problem with those small Sportsmen Classic trailers, some engineer didn't design things right and functional. From the factory the clearance between the sewer output drain and the ground were LESS THAN 3 INCH... that's completely insane and probably why many owners broke the drain pipe! No jokes, only while driving from house to the end of my street, I rubbed the bumper protective brackets three times and I had not even reached the highway yet!
I don't have a very good shot of "before", but in this old photo you can see how the sewer drain is near of the ground, it's scary!
After the axle flip the ground clearance is impressive!! Almost 8 inch now!
Only cons is the entry step is now a little bit high for the kids... so I built them up a very basic wood step I'll carry in my van's trunk. Problem solved!
But it definitely correct all my issues and I don't see any driving feeling different yet!
1. I never rub the rear bumper bracket anymore while driving up hills and when entering in a driveway where there's a sidewalk
2. I don't any more sewer return or hard time to empty tank when the campsite was not perfectly levelled.
3. I don't have any more rubbing issues with my weight distribution hitch. Instead of adjusting it 2 inch drop, I reversed the ball mount to 4 inch rise.
There's definitely a very major design problem with those small Sportsmen Classic trailers, some engineer didn't design things right and functional. From the factory the clearance between the sewer output drain and the ground were LESS THAN 3 INCH... that's completely insane and probably why many owners broke the drain pipe! No jokes, only while driving from house to the end of my street, I rubbed the bumper protective brackets three times and I had not even reached the highway yet!
I don't have a very good shot of "before", but in this old photo you can see how the sewer drain is near of the ground, it's scary!
After the axle flip the ground clearance is impressive!! Almost 8 inch now!
Only cons is the entry step is now a little bit high for the kids... so I built them up a very basic wood step I'll carry in my van's trunk. Problem solved!
