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Thank you for all of the information! I appreciate your response because I have a tendency to overbuild as I have no engineering background. Trying to figure it out using online physics calculators is beyond me. I wish I could order a 1500# axle. 2.2K was the lightest they could offer.

Hi Mike- I agree with all of your points and had previously considered most of them. Very good food for thought. I appreciate it.

Thanks Bill- I will check out that site.

Hi Mike- Ha! I know what you mean. Those HF trailers are scary looking but they appear to get the job done (at least some of the time). Anything leaving my garage will be build on something more stout. I've read the same about tubing rusting out. It seems that with good design (no open...

Looking to make a 6' wide teardrop camper with an expected overall weight of about #1500. I will use a Torflex 2.2K torsion axle. I have read that these axles place a higher stress on the frame just behind the trailing arm as compared to leaf spring axles. My thought is to use 2x3x.125...