Dexter Trailer Axle Beam w/ Standard Spindles - 3,500 lbs Installation Video

Assuming your tires are in good shape without any bulges the easiest way to determine if you have a bent spindle is to take a straight edge that is longer than the tire and lay it across the tire parallel with your trailer frame and then measure…

A brake axle would have brakes, either electric or hydraulic drum or disc brakes while an idler hub would have no brakes. Many times, a tandem axle trailer will have one braking axle and one idler axle. The 3500 lb capacity #35545I-EZ-89 axle you…

I was able to confirm with Dexter that the 5048964 axle are a 3500-lbs EZ lube axle, which will accept hubs with an #L68149 inner bearing and #L44649 outer bearing. If you just wanted to replace the wheel studs, all of the hubs that fit on this…

For 1/2 inch trailer u-bolts that attach to axle the recommended torque value is between 45 and 70 ft lbs of torque.

Anytime that a spindle is starting to take damage you will want to replace it as that will affect the performance of your bearings and seal. In this case since that chipping is right where the seal sits (as you mentioned) that will eat at the…

I spoke with my contact at Redneck Trailer Parts and he said that yes you can use a rectangular tube axle with a round tube axle on your tandem boat trailer as long as the hub base diameter and spring center diameter are the same. You will also…

Thanks for the photo and tape measure. That makes it fairly easy to help you get what you need. You need 3500 lb single servo brake assemblies. My recommendation is the Hydraulic Brake Kit - Dacromet - 10" - Left/Right Hand #AKFBBRK-35-D.…

For your double eye springs that are 25-1/2 inches, it is likely your hangers are 29-1/2 inches apart on center and your springs most likely were originally 25-1/4 inches as they will stretch slightly over time. For instance if you were to use…

I'd need to know what the length of your leaf springs are be able to figure out the proper hanger dimensions. What you'll want to do is go with the distance between the hangers that allows the distance between the equalizer side bolt…

To determine the location for the front and rear hangers on your tandem axle trailer you will first need to make sure that you have the correct center point for your equalizer hanger. The center point of your equalizer hanger needs to be located…

I am happy to help! Starting with the two holes in the shorter hangers included in the Tandem-Axle Trailer Hanger Kit for Double-Eye Springs - 2-1/2" Front/Rear, 4-1/2" Center #APT8 you were looking at. Those holes are not for…

The equalizer on your trailer suspension needs to be able to move, you might have leaf springs that are too short or your spring hangers are too far apart. Typically when people have this problem the solution is to have the spring hangers brought…