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Rad. I am loving all the excellent advice and discussion here- thanks folks! 
titanpat57- Right on. Exactly what most folks have been telling me. I appreciate your advice and plan to definitely buy a 3500 lb. axle. I'll also forget about using trailer springs. I hope to find some soft/long used springs locally.
ntsqd- Smaller bearings, smaller/weaker axle, etc. all sound like weakpoints to me. While I do venture off the beaten path I limit my forays to mild/moderate wheeling and rockcrawling. Not too extreme, but I do plan to drag this pop up through some rough stuff occasionally and I don't want to worry about damage/failure. So again, I think it will be wise to go with a 3500 lb. axle.
Originally I wanted to avoid the hassle, cost, complexity of adding brakes to this trailer. It sounds like I should reconsider and I now plan to add brakes to the axle. It makes sense to have 'em, especially on steep technical descents,etc. Seems like electric brakes may be the way to go. I understand they are fairly simple to deal with. I'm still researching my options...
Adventure Copan- Again, thanks for posting up your thoughts. It really helps me to decide when everyone is basically telling me the same thing. I'd be stoopid to ignore all the great advice.
Koffer- Thanks for the head's up about the larger sheets of aluminum at big rig repair shops. I've heard that before, but I haven't found a local source yet. Need to get on this ASAP also!
My decision- I'll be purchasing a 3500 lb. axle, I'll use my old Toyota rims with probably 29"-31" tall x 9.5" wide tires, 6 lug/5.5 hubs, electric brakes, pair of shocks, a pair of used, long and soft, leaf springs...
I've found what I want online, but I hope to find a local dealer for this purchase. I'll let ya'all know what I end up doing!
titanpat57- Right on. Exactly what most folks have been telling me. I appreciate your advice and plan to definitely buy a 3500 lb. axle. I'll also forget about using trailer springs. I hope to find some soft/long used springs locally.
ntsqd- Smaller bearings, smaller/weaker axle, etc. all sound like weakpoints to me. While I do venture off the beaten path I limit my forays to mild/moderate wheeling and rockcrawling. Not too extreme, but I do plan to drag this pop up through some rough stuff occasionally and I don't want to worry about damage/failure. So again, I think it will be wise to go with a 3500 lb. axle.
Originally I wanted to avoid the hassle, cost, complexity of adding brakes to this trailer. It sounds like I should reconsider and I now plan to add brakes to the axle. It makes sense to have 'em, especially on steep technical descents,etc. Seems like electric brakes may be the way to go. I understand they are fairly simple to deal with. I'm still researching my options...
Adventure Copan- Again, thanks for posting up your thoughts. It really helps me to decide when everyone is basically telling me the same thing. I'd be stoopid to ignore all the great advice.
Koffer- Thanks for the head's up about the larger sheets of aluminum at big rig repair shops. I've heard that before, but I haven't found a local source yet. Need to get on this ASAP also!
My decision- I'll be purchasing a 3500 lb. axle, I'll use my old Toyota rims with probably 29"-31" tall x 9.5" wide tires, 6 lug/5.5 hubs, electric brakes, pair of shocks, a pair of used, long and soft, leaf springs...
I've found what I want online, but I hope to find a local dealer for this purchase. I'll let ya'all know what I end up doing!
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