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Ithaca did a nice job on his trailer. A drop axle seems a lot simpler than notching the frame or doing a spring under (as long as ground clearance is not a major concern. Ithaca, what is you deck height now?

I made a few posts earlier in this thread. Going off the inside of the fender, I decided on 68" hub face for zero offset wheels and 72" hub face with 2" offset wheels (towards outside). Those numbers count for 2" space between the inside of a 10" wide tire and the of fender. If going from the...

I will check my notes and post my measurements tomorrow. Planned to do this but Havent gotten around to it yet.

Good ideas. Thank you. Do you recall the wall thickness of the mil axle? Do you have pic of the new leaf spring set up? New axle will have to be 3 or 3.5" diameter and the mil axle is 4.5"

I meant to say that hub face would have to be only 60" to stay withing the axle manufactures recommendation, which would be too short to clear the fender wells. I think I will go with a 68" hub face. Which is still 8" more overhang than recommended.

Got it. Thank you. Spring center is 40" so ideally the hub face would be not greater than 60". http://www.trailerpart.com/7kdroptraileraxle.htm The tire rating on the truck tires I wanted to use is only 2680 lbs/tire, I may just end up using good trailer tires instead to get a 3500 lb...

I see you ordered a 68" hub face axle. How much room does that leave you on the inside of the fender and to the outside of the fender? I was thinking of ordering a 72" hub face because I want to use a 9-10" wide truck tire and wheels with 2" off center (towards the outside) mounting surface...

Any updates? I just picked up a 105 and kicking around modifying it or using as is for firewood storage.

Looks like a nice practical trailer now. If I ever come across a cheap 105 I may have to pick it up.

You can get electric brakes that have a parking brake. Use the mil brake levers and just make some new cables. you ca. List stuff for sale on this site after you pay for a membership ($15).