LR stub axles for trailer

**roverrescue** · 13th January 2008, 09:50 AM

Yeah, I had thought of going through the stub... but being a trailer axle there is no diff, and the axle is 50x50 solid bar. By dead reckoning there will be at least 50mm of drilling the end stock before clearing flanges etc etc... just seems like hard work. I have found that a 1 1/2 in gal water pipe threaded cap with a bit of love will weld nicely to the outside of a standard LR drive flange... then Ill tap the outside of it for oil/grease.
Steve

**p38arover** · 13th January 2008, 10:09 AM

What I don't understand is that is apparently illegal to use a rear axle housing from a Land Rover as a trailer axle.

I saw a trailer build up in a RR club mag where they used it to cary a spare diff for trips away.

**roverrescue** · 13th January 2008, 11:37 AM

Ron,
before I moved to Qld, I vaguely recall a small trailer law in NSW stating that trailer axles needed to be solid bar, not welded, not bolted. This was about 10 years ago and laws change.

In QLD there does not appear to be a law against welded axles (can buy drop axles etc etc) and like wise bolted stubs. Brad at Cairns Springsworks did say a welded stub to a tube, think gal water pipe although technically strong enough would be frowned upon.

When building a small trailer in QLD, unbraked under 750kg it is the manufacturers responsibility for roadworthiness. I reckon an old landy axle would make a great axle if you didnt mind the pumpkin?? Certainly stronger than say the normal 45mm stock bar of a boat trailer... and spring mounts would be light years stronger again???

Steve

**Lucus** · 13th January 2008, 11:42 AM

I think the back half of an an old disco/rangie chassis with an a frame attached would make a fantastic trailer. Coils springs, disc brakes, same stud pattern as the car. I cant fathom what so wrong about using a diff housing out of a car as an axle assembly?

**p38arover** · 13th January 2008, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by roverrescue

think gal water pipe although technically strong enough would be frowned upon.

Steam tube maybe, galv water pipe....hmmmm!

Originally Posted by roverrescue

I reckon an old landy axle would make a great axle if you didnt mind the pumpkin?? Certainly stronger than say the normal 45mm stock bar of a boat trailer... and spring mounts would be light years stronger again???

A great way to carry spare axles and a diff.

Originally Posted by Lucus

I think the back half of an an old disco/rangie chassis with an a frame attached would make a fantastic trailer. Coils springs, disc brakes, same stud pattern as the car. I cant fathom what so wrong about using a diff housing out of a car as an axle assembly?

I guess the disavantage would be the weight of an old chassis.

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