Outer Limits 4x4 Board

i am replacing the axle,hubs, springs etc.... on my boat trailer and im wondering if i should do SPUA or SPOA
i have already got commonwhore rims and tyres to give it a bit of lift behind the GU...
if i do go higher by SPOA will it affect the handling at all?
i just dont want to have something that will tow like shit

I'd go spring under axle to keep the whole thing as low as possible.. It's a bitch having to drive the trailer and car into the water to get it in to deep enough water to get the boat off.

i thought about that,
its a tilt trailer so its not really an issue..
also i usually drive till the rear tyres on the GU just touch the water and its more than enough.
the boat floats in about a foot of water easy enough

lower your GU

RockyF70 wrote:lower your GU

fark that

from the pics mousie took, it cant be anyworse or slower to tow than it already is

higher centre of mass may be scary and promote fishy motion. I'd keep it low. Depends how heavy it is though.

cruiser60series wrote:higher centre of mass may be scary and promote fishy motion. I'd keep it low. Depends how heavy it is though.

X2

its light,
maybe 500kg all up, boat,trailer,and outboard

pongo wrote:from the pics mousie took, it cant be anyworse or slower to tow than it already is

it was funny out the front of maccas sat night

So get a tow hitch with more drop to suit the trailer.

The lower the trailer is the better, particularly when you launch off the beach.

i ended up going SPUA

but the springs are sitting flat
i have only driven a few Ks with them but should they be flat like that?
or sould i go back to carasel and ask them whats going on?

what size is the boat?? my tinny trailer is soa and it's fine. heaps better for tracks where i used to have problems hanging up on stuff. it can be a bit shite at the boat ramp but being a tinny it's light so it doesn't matter. if it is a bigger boat it might be too much of a headache.

its only a 15ft ski boat...

the wheels stick out wider than the GU now