Spring Hanger and Axle Diameter Measurements for Installing Leaf Springs on Single Axle Trailer
Question:
In your diagram A is spring eye centre to centre, B shows no start to finish centre. A 1 3/4 axle cannot pickup 2 in u-bolt.
asked by: Terry
Expert Reply:
In the attached diagram the A measurement is actually the distance from the center of the spring hangers for a single axle trailer. The spring eye to spring eye measurement for your leaf springs will be slightly different.
The B measurement that you see is simply the distance between the center of the axle and trailer frame. I have attached another diagram from the Single-Axle Trailer Hanger Kit for Double-Eye Springs # APS3 product page to help demonstrate this.
If you have an axle with a 1-3/4" diameter then you are correct, you need to use U-Bolts with a 1-3/4" inner spacing like what you find with the Redline U-Bolt Kit # APUBR-10. If 2" inner diameter U-Bolts were used then the axles wouldn't fit properly.
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U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 2,000-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 4-1/4" Long U-Bolts
- Trailer Leaf Spring Suspension
- U-Bolt Kits
- Camper
- Car Hauler
- Utility Trailer
- 2000 lbs
- Round Axle - 1-3/4 Inch
- 3/8 Inch Diameter
- 4-1/4 Inch Long
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Single-Axle Trailer Hanger Kit for Double-Eye Springs - 1-1/2" Front, 1-1/4" Rear
- Trailer Leaf Spring Suspension
- Hangers
- Suspension Kits
- Boat Trailer
- Camper
- Car Hauler
- Snowmobile Trailer
- Utility Trailer
- Double Eye Springs
- Single Axle
- etrailer
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