Dual axle car trailer advice

1303Steve · 2012-08-07T10:02:25+00:00

Hi I'm thinking of building a car trailer. I could get away with a single axle trailer for a Beetle but my son is getting more serous with his Skyline drift car and its a bit heavy for a single axle. The trailer I borrowed for Valla is a single axle but it also tilts which is really handy for low cars. I think rocker springs would be the best rather than slippers. So any thoughts, dos & donts would be helpful. Steve

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 13 Aug 2012, 7:49 pm

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You seen pretty hung on a tilt trailer.more moving parts more hassle bla bla bla. I your ramps are as long as the deck you wont have a prob. drawbars thst only conect by pins arnt the best in my book

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 13 Aug 2012, 8:06 pm

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whathaveidone wrote:You seen pretty hung on a tilt trailer.more moving parts more hassle bla bla bla. I your ramps are as long as the deck you wont have a prob. drawbars thst only conect by pins arnt the best in my book

K.I.S. (I wouldn't call Steve stupid)

But yeah; less parts, less trouble

Although we are talking to the man who put a turbo water pumper in the back of a bug back when it wasn't so easy....

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whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 · 13 Aug 2012, 8:25 pm

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Wasnt meaning he couldnt do it. I was just throwingy ideas out

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Aug 2012, 8:55 pm

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Hi

We will use this trailer for my sons Skyline drift car as well as our bugs, its loooow so that's why I like the idea of a tilt trailer.

No matter how long the ramps are you still get a peak where they join the trailer, with a tilt trailer where the wheels 1st go on the ramps you get trough which will cause no clearance issues, a peak will.

Steve

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colin Fahrvergnugen

984 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 14 Aug 2012, 8:17 pm

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1303Steve wrote:Hi

That's a nice useful trailer.

I often thought it would be a good idea to make up module that you winch onto a car trailer that was like a normal box trailer but with wheel barrow sized wheels.

I found some tilt trailers made by Elf in Sydney that look to be well priced, need to do some sums on the cost of steel & running gear etc needed to build my own.

Steve

Steve, have a talk to Larry he bought a elf trailer, not to dear and well made. Nice and solid. Tilt trailers are good just make sure the draw bar pin were it tilts is a good snug fit.

Cheers Col

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 18 Sep 2012, 12:32 am

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It may be a bit late now Steve, but I saw a great tilt trailer for a beetle at Comboyne on the weekend. Not sure how it would go if the car had the engine weight too central - the bloke that owns it said it wouldn't tilt for his Silvia.

Click on the image to watch the video of him loading his baja.

From your ole' mate Jeff

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 18 Sep 2012, 6:54 am

#922526

Remember - KISS.......Keep It Simple Steve. 😁

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 18 Sep 2012, 12:51 pm

#922561

HappyDaze wrote:Remember - KISS.......Keep It Simple Steve. 😁

😂😂😂

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