Steve83 > 2004 Land Rover Land Rover > open folder MiniTrailer

This is the axle donor. Apparently, everything after '97 is coil-sprung/IRS.
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This one had the same axle, but others of the same year range have a smaller lug pattern, so pay clo...
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I chose this donor because the brackets are designed to mount to a nearly-flat surface. Only the re...
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This cost less than $100, which is less than a cheap trailer axle alone. This one includes brakes, ...
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Just measurements taken during the planning stage.
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Just measurements taken during the planning stage.
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I chose this axle for its deep drop. The lack of ground clearance doesn't matter since the cross tu...
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The shocks hang slightly lower than the drums, which is perfect - they're expendable, so they'll pro...
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This axle has the common 5-on-4.5" lug circle, but the larger 2.8" hub stickout, so rims s...
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Just measurements taken during the planning stage.
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Just measurements taken during the planning stage.
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While checking the fit without the brackets, I found the front bolts seized in their bushings. This...
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While checking the fit without the brackets, I found the front bolts seized in the bushings. This b...
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Small wonder they were seized - I doubt any amount of hammering would have removed them. Certainly ...
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Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet.
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Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet.
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Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet.
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Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet.
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Just checking - nothing is drilled or bolted yet.
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Eventually, I settled on this orientation: the front brackets bolted to the web of the I-beam, and t...
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I'll probably reinforce the holes thru the flanges, but this is good enough to get it rolling.
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The gap is almost exactly 3/4", so I'll use plywood for the deck.
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To prep it for welding, the frame is strapped together.
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A carbide-tipped rip blade works surprisingly well on Aluminum. Even thick stuff.
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The floor joists are a snug fit.
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I've tacked the tongue together, and it's pinned to the leaf spring brackets so the deck can tilt.
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The tongue is long enough that the frame clears a fullsize truck bumper, and the jack is back enough...
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The single L e-brake cable has been swapped for a 2-piece R so they match. I'll cut the tubular gui...
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27.5" should be just enough room between the front 2 floor joists for a hidden spare tire.
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I borrowed a Lincoln wire-feed and burned the tongue together. It's certainly not professional-qual...
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I finally came up with an idea for the the e-brake cable brackets that eliminates one set of tubes, ...
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The cable easily clears the tire, and will have even more room after I add the 2" wheel spacers.
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There's a tab behind the spring backet that prevents it from rotating on the single bolt.
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The tongue tilts on the front spring brackets. The center of the deck is very slightly forward of t...
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The tongue tilts on the front spring brackets. The center of the deck is very slightly forward of t...
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The tongue tilts on the front spring brackets. The center of the deck is very slightly forward of t...
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This is the first time I've actually fitted everything at once. The shock mounts will have to move ...
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The slot on the other side was too high - the bolt hit the frame. So I swapped the tubes & cut the ...
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The ammo can will hold straps, spare lug nuts, tire chocks (etc.), and the lug wrench stows neatly b...
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2-inch spacers are just what it needed to clear the frame.
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These spacers came from eBay. They're not listed for a '97 Caravan because the lug threads are diff...
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I finally found some junkyard lift struts that would fit & work to hold the deck tilted, and install...
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I finally found some junkyard lift struts that would fit & work, and installed them. To keep them fr...
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I finally found some junkyard lift struts that would fit & work to hold the deck tilted, and install...
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To keep the pin from ever going missing, I cabled it to the trailer.
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Cables on the front of the spare tray will keep it from sagging, or the spare from sliding too far f...
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These little covers should be enough to keep me legal, and they're just strong enough for me to sit ...
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These little wheel covers should be enough to keep me legal, and they're just strong enough for me t...
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The stake pockets are spaced the same, so these rails fit in any position. The fiberglass reflectiv...
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