Changing an Axle
Hello, I think I have a bent axle on my dual axle trailer because on the rear tires, the insides are wearing faster than the outsides. So I've been calling a few places locally to get it done and ...
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Downwindtracker2 wrote:
I did the upgrade,from 3500#s to 5200#s. It wasn't so simple. A quote from Captain Obvious," If it bent, it wasn't heavy enough. "
The 3500#s were over axle, the 5200# were under. 5200#s took 6 bolt 16" wheels and the shock mounts angled the other way.
Well I went from 5200# to 7000#. It was a direct easy bolt in swap.
The point is that the OP has a bent axle. So simply changing nothing other than just replacing it with the same one is a waste of money.
Some axle upgrades will be harder than others. Just the nature of things mechanical... But if what you have is failing now... A change needs to be made.
