Has anyone ever flipped a HF axle?

[Roly Nelson]

Knowing that my new 4 ft build will be very light, I removed 2 of the spring members of my HF frame, which worked very well on my 245 lb Stacker. However, this time, in order to get it a bit closer to the ground, I have attached the axle above the single leaf-spring, not below it as suggested. This puts all of the weight of the TD on the U bolts, which I don't think will be a problem, since this one shouldn't weigh more than 400 lbs. Has anyone else used this set up with their springs and axle? I ain't a-gonna change it no-way. :-)
So Cal Roly ~~

[mary and bob]

should you use a heavier U bolt?

[IndyCubby]

My first build was based on the Kuffel Creek 8' Cubby plans using a hf trailer. The plans actually called for doing that very thing....so I'm guessing that lots of folks who have built the cubby design have done it. It never gave me any issues.

[pchast]

Does everyone notch the spring support to make room for the axle to fit?
Has it been an 'issue'?

Thanks,
Pete