Making it fit(big tires low frame)

[droid_ca]

I'm going to be using the same tires that are on my tow vehicle for my trailer. They are larger then your standard trailer tires. So do I cut and raise the outer frame to lower the trailer height, or do I mount the axle higher by changing out the axles all together and going with a dexter style of axle? Looking for suggestions of how to keep bigger tires and have a low ride height....Thank you

[Woodbutcher]

Flexride makes an adjustable torsion axle that can be ordered in any width. Check out Southwest Wheel.

[droid_ca]

This would be going on a tandem, so do I just space them out? how long of arms can you get on drop spindles? Anyone have a link for a good place? The overall diameter of my tires is 37.8 inches, So I'm not sure how much space between the two of them should be.

[droid_ca]

Is it a walking tandem? If it is then no can do! Well you can but there's legal issues.
Are the spring perches raised or welded straight to the frame?

Not sure what you mean by a "walking tandem" The spring perches com down from beneath the frame and if I remember correctly they were bolted on, I was thinking that I can get a welder to cut the brackets off and slide them further apart and re-weld them back on, I know I'd need to get a bigger leaf spring to compensate for the distance. But what would be the best way to lower the whole works, as with my situation the lower the trailer the higher I can build giving me more head room inside the upper portions (loft area)

[droid_ca]

indefinably not Bogie axles but the drop axles look rather interesting to me, I don't want to change the axles, but I'm thinking that will be my best option at this point as my tires are a little larger then most other trailers. I don't plan on parking and forgetting this, my goal is to have a mobile home as I don't plan on settling down

The Desire to build a house on wheels,
Unwilling yet to accept the idea
of a final resting place

[jdarkoregon]

Look into spacing the axles to allow the larger tires, but that will mean the whole suspension setup will have to be modified too. You are asking to really increase the torque on the frame during turns and the like. You will need a heavier frame to avoid the wheels twisting your frame and possibly breaking all the welds.

Go to etrailer.com and do a search on tandem trailer suspension.

John