Towing Help??

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by Longbob

The brakes are the same on the 5,200 lb, 6,000 lb, and the 7,000 lb Dexter axles (maybe the other manufacturers also). The outside bearings are the smaller ones and the same on the 5,200 lb and 6,000 lb. I believe the only difference is the 6 lug vs 8 lug on the 6,000 lb.

My dad and I just swapped the 5,200 lb drums for the 7,000 lb drums on our trailers and they are an exact fit. The 7,000 lb have the bigger outside bearing like Jeff Teuton mentioned and we were able to put much better 16" tires on the trailer.

Don't overlook the advantage that the bigger bearing may bring because we were having a lot of trouble with the smaller one on one of the trailers.

I guess I put my foot in my mouth! I had 3,500lb axles on my mind. (Sorry Jeff/Thanks Longbob)

I got 6k axles on my 26' Pace even though I never plan on loading it to more than 10k.Too many issues with 15" tires. Even so, I bit the bullet for a used 2004.5 Dodge diesel dually so I have an extra safey margin with braking and stability. I learned long ago and in many ways that it's not worth getting something that is "adequate". It will cost more in the long run.