Stumped on lifting torsion axle TT

69 Avion wrote:

LarryJM wrote:

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Info w/pictures.Dexter Torsion Lift Kit

As for lateral support

Weld some 2" square tube across width of trailer (side to side)

Not sure, but I think that lift kit by Dexter was discontinued due to issues with it bending/failing from what I understood to be some sort of design issue possibly due to its bolt on vs beind a welded design/install.

Larry

About the only way that it is going to bend is if the angle iron bracket bends. A person could make the kit themselves, but use 1/4" thick tubing instead of 3/16". The kit may be 1/4", but it doesn't look like it from the pictures. The other improvement is to weld one bead, overhead, onto the frame on each end of the tube after it is bolted to the angle iron. The other improvement is to use quality nylock nuts. After doing that, I don't think you would ever have any issues. Once installed, in order to have lateral movement, both angle irons would have to bend, along with the tubes, once they are welded, and that probably isn't going to happen.

No agrument there and I think something similiar has been used in the past for custom mods. I think the Dexter Kit might have had issues for the larger trailers and I'm pretty sure you can't get one now because of it being discontinued. Made study enough and installed correctly I agree this approach seems straight forward and should work, it's just how much heavier and the specifics that need to be followed.

Larry

Larry