I'm not exactly sure of how much space you have between tire and trailer wall, or where the three hole ?brake mounting piece, or spindle housing? is in relation to the wall. If there is sufficient space, perhaps you might consider a free-floating fender, like on some hot-rods. The fender is attached to the brake backing plate (usually), and is firmly mounted with struts or a thick inner backing plate as part of the fender itself. I considered doing that type of fender, when I first measured for wheel spacer/adapters (I had a 2" thick s/a on hand, but found thinner ones later-negating my earlier plans, when the space became too small). I ended up just welding the fender assembly to the trailer frame; now I have a different axle, no spacer/adapters needed, that I could retrofit a floater on, but I'm satisfied with it as-is. I'm also not sure how a jeep-style fender would look, following the wheel travel, but rounded fenders always looked great moving around!KingAirNeal wrote:,,,I am not 100% happy with the fenders. I got them from vintage trailer parts, and they are really nice, but not quite what I am looking for for this trailer. So, the plan is, IF frank says I can open them up a bit (I need an inch more on each side, wider) They will work great for now, and I may fab up something a bit beefier down the road. Maybe this fall Ill weld up something heavier duty with jerry can racks on them or summin...
working on it wrote:I'm not exactly sure of how much space you have between tire and trailer wall, or where the three hole ?brake mounting piece, or spindle housing? is in relation to the wall. If there is sufficient space, perhaps you might consider a free-floating fender, like on some hot-rods. The fender is attached to the brake backing plate (usually), and is firmly mounted with struts or a thick inner backing plate as part of the fender itself. I considered doing that type of fender, when I first measured for wheel spacer/adapters (I had a 2" thick s/a on hand, but found thinner ones later-negating my earlier plans, when the space became too small). I ended up just welding the fender assembly to the trailer frame; now I have a different axle, no spacer/adapters needed, that I could retrofit a floater on, but I'm satisfied with it as-is. I'm also not sure how a jeep-style fender would look, following the wheel travel, but rounded fenders always looked great moving around!KingAirNeal wrote:,,,I am not 100% happy with the fenders. I got them from vintage trailer parts, and they are really nice, but not quite what I am looking for for this trailer. So, the plan is, IF frank says I can open them up a bit (I need an inch more on each side, wider) They will work great for now, and I may fab up something a bit beefier down the road. Maybe this fall Ill weld up something heavier duty with jerry can racks on them or summin...
- possible to attach free-floating fenders ?? bolts with spacers or stand-offs ?
- scheme for fender mounting; comparison
- stiffener(s) added to assembly (no shaking)
FLFLYIN wrote:Have you gotten the Paint on yet? I look forward to seeing your finished trailer, and your help once I get mine started. I'll give you a call sometime next week. -Todd
Alan_H wrote:Did you get your primer yet? I'm sure that's getting frustrating.
Alan_H wrote:Did you get your primer yet? I'm sure that's getting frustrating.
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