I have decided to start pulling our 26' "Fireside" travel trailer with our Excursion instead of the Screw- mainly because we have a new addition to the family and an extra seat is needed. But I have discovered that what was level towing with the 'Screw, has now become nose high with the 'Scursion, which causes the tail of the trailer to scrape going over High aprons. Plus, the trailer just looks like it's squatting next to the bigger SUV.
Has anyone swapped tandem axles from OVER the spring pack, to UNDER, on their trailers? It would in theory give a higher ride hieght, and provide more clearance- but are there any side effects? Stability issues? I know I could just lower the Hitch height, but I would like to get the trailer up and riding higher behind the SUV. Thanks in advance

 

This exact question came up in trailer life mag. awhile back. They said it was a good idea and a common thing to do. You might go to the forums at these sites to talk to someone who's done it. www.rv.net www.rvadvice.com www.rvusa.com It should be easy to do on a straight tube axle.

 

Wouldn't adjusting the ball height of the draw bar of the hitch be easier and accomplish the same thing?

 

I was thinking of doing the same axle flip with my camper and got a price of $240 from a local trailer company to do it. then I checked dexter axle and found their web site. they sell an axle over/under conversion kit, about $46 per axle. might let the pro's do it so there is no out of square axles shaking the truck while going down the road.

 

I'd have the pros do it just in case something goes wrong, chances are it will be their fault. Lifting and lowering trailers is very common. I have to ask though, why not spend $20 on a new ball mount?

 

Well with larger sized travel trailers like his, they use a special type of ballmount with more than just one ball. There are other ***** mounted for stability bars etc... such as this one.




Though I think I remember seeing one like in the photo that had adjustable height, but it probably costs just as much as jackin the trailer up.

 

I think it'd be safer and cheaper to get a new ball mount. If you go the axle relocation route, there is always the possibility of the alignment being off and such. Tires get expensive really quick.

 

Like I indicated in the original post, I know I could just adjust my ball hieght- but when the trailer is behind the Excursion, it looks even lower because the Excursion is much taller that the 150. But even when she's level, I've dragged the rear bumper- bike rack over some steep aprons. Just looking at the options...Thanks for all the input

 

Trailer stability on the highway and increased aerodynamic drag are two reasosn why raising the trailer is a bad. Lots of peopel still do it for off-road/rough campsites. Leveling the trailer is not a good reason to raise it.

For $50 you can get an adjustable height hitch like this one. Doesn't the mount you showed hook up to the standard pins like the mount I linked?