Lots of awesome trailers here and it's inspired me to do a little bit of trailer work on my own. I've got the design for my trailer frame (friend will weld it), but I'm not sure what to do about an axle.
I've found a couple of places where I can pick up a trailer axle kit with all the bits and bobs fro about $250 shipped.
But I was thinking, why couldn't I just use an old truck axle?
Is there any reason this couldn't be done? I could probably find one with the same lug pattern as my rig, which would be handy and convenient, and I bet it would be a lot cheaper.
Anybody have any experience with this sort of thing? Or have any input/ideas? I'm not much of a mechanic, this is all pretty new to me. So, any input would be helpful. Thanks!
I've found a couple of places where I can pick up a trailer axle kit with all the bits and bobs fro about $250 shipped.
But I was thinking, why couldn't I just use an old truck axle?
Is there any reason this couldn't be done? I could probably find one with the same lug pattern as my rig, which would be handy and convenient, and I bet it would be a lot cheaper.
Anybody have any experience with this sort of thing? Or have any input/ideas? I'm not much of a mechanic, this is all pretty new to me. So, any input would be helpful. Thanks!
