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Old 04-27-2007, 08:04 AM
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ok i posted this on another site but didnt get any responses

ok i bought a trailer that i am rebuilding, it has torsion beam axles
how much room do i need to leave between the top of the tires and the fenders, cause i want to make them as low as possible to be easier to drive over

i was thinking i could set a 2x on top of the tires and rest the fenders on that, but i have no idea how far a torsion beam axle moves

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loaded my jeep and the deck drop 3/4" in relation to the top of the tire
so im going to set a 2x4 on top of the tires and go from there

unless someone knows better
 
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Old 04-27-2007, 08:08 AM
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Derek...I would measure the essentric and add 2" to it for clearence
 
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Old 04-30-2007, 10:42 PM
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2" sounds like a good guess to me. I would either find a trailer with axles like yours and see what there clearence is or leave room for modification to yours in case you need more room you can give it to yourself.
 
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Old 05-01-2007, 06:43 PM
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it won't move more than 3.5 " the most, have 2, 1, 2 axel 1, 3axel , will upload picks and post link
 
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:49 PM
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here are the pic's of my 3 axel trailer, it is for sale, is keeping 2 axel.
3 7000lbs axels
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w...IMG_1348_1.jpg
 
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Old 05-01-2007, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by saab9k
here are the pic's of my 3 axel trailer, it is for sale, is keeping 2 axel.
3 7000lbs axels
http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w...IMG_1348_1.jpg

Feel free to add a for sale note in you signature for the trailer. That way when you respond to any threads your add follows you.
 
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