We made the first purchase today - Yippee! It looks like we might actually get this thing built. We got the 1740lb HF trailer. It was on sale and we had the 20% off coupons so couldn't pass it up ($261 with tax). Hopefuly this will work out financially even though we plan to replace the tongue and buy a torsion axle (if not, I still have 30 days to change my mind, which I do frequently).
My question is this:
Does it make sense to buy a torsion axle if you are going to use 12" trailer tires wth it? Will the trailer tires somehow negate the benefits of the torsion axle??
I have read so many things about how much smoother the ride is with the torsion axle that I have decided that this is what I want (anyone have a bridge they want to sell??). But we are building so that the tires will be inside the Teardrop, so need to go with small tires.
As a side note, to get the trailer height I want with the HF frame it looks like I would have to buy a drop axle anyways if I stuck with the leaf and spring that came with it, so I would be spending extra $ on an axle either way.
Thanks,
Katie