Comments on: Axle Flips for your Trailer – Flip This !

By: RICK

RICK — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:06:31 +0000

I am new to the trailer world so bare with me, however i am starting with a tent trailer and hate the 13″ wheels. i cant however get a larger tire in the hole so i was wondering after we calculated the offset of the rim and the size of tire could we essentially put a slightly larger tire on for road use compared to the go cart ones if we flip our axels to the lower side of the spring?

By: Larry

Larry — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 04:59:09 +0000

I have pulled my 40ft. 5er for 6 years with my MDT on fliped axles, which was done as this article states, moved my 5er up 6ins. no problems, the best part after doing this is I can move quite well under my 5er to do tank and electic work.

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By: ben suleski

ben suleski — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:05:39 +0000

hello
I understand what you are saying with the axle flip, my queation; what could the consenquences be if the axle was just rolled over without the correct flip procedure.
I had flipped my axles, the decided to look up how to do it the proper way.

By: Old Ranger

Old Ranger — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:51:18 +0000

Howdy !

Let me start with Dave’s question. You could do all that you say, but why?? There are two reasons to simply flip the axel. The first is cost. a flip only takes a couple of hours of shop time. If you do it your way it’s going to be al least 7hours or more work of shop labor costs. The second reason is that because your changing the allinment in relation to the sping mounting points you will need to have an alligment done.

Now for Allen. You can flip the axel on almost all leaf-spring suspension vheicles and trailers. I prefer to have it done in a welding shop. Thats normally quicker and cheaper plus you get a better weld job then most RV shops can do.

As an added note: Leave the old spring mount on the axel, it makes a dandy rock guard for the axel!

Later – -

The Old Ranger

By: Allen

Allen — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:27:15 +0000

I would like to flip my axel on my 26 ft camper 2003 model. can this be done . its just to low wildwood camper

By: dave

dave — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:26:49 +0000

why cant u roll the axle upside down, turn it around ,and switch the brakes back to the side they came from,cause the 4 holes on the axle for brakes would be the same grind the little tit off the axle for backingplate
no welding, no aligning, just a little wiring and maybe new ubolts

By: michael

michael — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:12:22 +0000

will this work on a bumper pull also????

By: Everett

Everett — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:32:49 +0000

Thanks for the answer and the information. I did not know that about the axil. Never get to old to learn, hehehehe

Everett

By: Mike Steffen

Mike Steffen — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:00:39 +0000

Howdy !

Not a “dumb question” at all ! Reckon I shudda explained a bit more. Bob is correct, most trailer axels are bent – or bowed – to help absorbe the weight load of the trailer.

The second reason is that if you look at the spring mounts they are welded to the axel and that’s why the axel does not spin when put under extream braking, so the only way to get the springs to the top of the axel without putting new ones on is to spin the axel around and turn it, and that puts the brakes on backwards – and they only provide braking force when the magnet moves in the proper direction so mount them backwards and ya just don’t stop !

Hope that helps – -

Later – -

Mike, The Old Ranger