Trailer Mods

[turbinedoctor]

MJ I am assuming you no longer have that trailer. I would like to see some close ups if you still have it, or from anybody else.

Looked at mine a little closer today and found they are more like sliders then rollers. :(

[macojoe]

The Load-Rite on the blazer is my brand new one!! You see the old under the V20 in the back ground.

They have plastic bushings on the screws.

[reelapeelin]

Great work, Turbo!!...any pics of finished insallation?...

...every now and then a thread comes along that's REALLY informative...this one gets an "A" ....IMHO of course... ;) ...

[turbinedoctor]

Thanks RAP. I will take some today with tires on and off the jack stands.

Looking into the roller situation and I am not liking what I am finding. My rollers are 4" wide and 4" tall, the shaft is 3/4" but it looks like the shaft length or the web of the rollers is only 1/2".

Most new rollers I am finding have a shaft length of 1 1/4" to 1 1/2". Where can I find one as narrow as what I have on there now.

Also it seems easier to find 5" tall and 3" wide rollers. The extra 1" higher doesn't bother me but the 1" narrower seems like I will be giving up valuable support surface. Any thoughts from you guys who have done this before.

[Airslot]

Turbo, take a peak here:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...%5Epage%7EGRID

See if that's what you need. What brand trailer do you have? There are a couple of places local that can get whatever you need.

Airslot

[turbinedoctor]

Air: its suppose to be a load rite but lateley it seems to be a load wrong. :(

[turbinedoctor]

Air those are the rollers I have now. Dont know if I should go back with them or upgrade to the bushing type. The bushing type will require new arms as well, $$$$$. Maybe if I go back with these they will last a couple of years. Hopfuly load and unload better.

Another thing I thought about is the rollers I have now have a hole drilled in them so the roll pin, which is rusted, can be driven into and out of the shaft.

Not looking forward to this at all. I was worried about the spring replacement but it went better then expected. I was hoping the rollers would be easier then the springs but it's not looking that way. ???

[Airslot]

Turbo, don't sweat it. Post up a pic of one of your roller arms. We'll figure out the best solution. I've done enough trailer work over the years to figure a few things out. ;) I can't see how you'd need new arms to change roller types. Even the tie down yellow rollers come with different size bushings in the kit to accomodate differing shaft sizes.

Airslot

[turbinedoctor]

I would like to start this reply with a warning. MJ and Stinky need not read any further. ;D






Air It's not the diameter on the shaft that bothers me, it's the length of it. The space between the inside washer and the outside washer is only about 1/2".

I'll try to get some close ups to post so you can see what I am talking about.

[macojoe]

:-[ You hurt my feelings!!!!! :'(

I would never say anything about you liking it longer then wider!!

But that must just be a guy thing, cause women like it wider if they have to make a choice!! ;D

But the rollers that were just posted above are the right one, I believe??