Re: older horse trailer - axle swap

Posted by jon f mn on October 06, 2013 at 12:48:18 from (70.194.74.127):

In Reply to: older horse trailer - axle swap posted by Hogleg on October 06, 2013 at 11:24:53:

Done that a few times. Buy axles and u-bolt kit

because it's rare to get the u-bolts all off with

out a gas wrench. As far as the brakes goes if

yours are good and only a few years old there is

no reason not to use them. If they are over say 5

years old you may want to get new backing plates

because it's probly not long til problems anyway.

If you think you need axles and backing plates and

yopu have a bad bearing or 2 it's probly better to

just go all new and be done with it. Also if your

going to go that far do yourself a favor and buy a

suspension kit as well. You will get all new bolts

and bushings and straps and if your trailers more

than a few years old it probly needs it. Most

people don't do that often enough. What ever way you go, there is no reason to buy new springs, so you can save that. You can get complete axles without springs or just the beam with nothing on it.

This post was edited by jon f mn at 12:52:00 10/06/13.

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