Santiago
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Weird Boat Trailer?
This might just be the oddest boat trailer I've ever seen. I answered a Craig's List add for a Honda outboard, bought it and then the guy said, "It's
a package deal, you have to haul off the boat it was on." Towed fine going down the freeway for 90 miles. Anyone recognize these parts?
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woody with a view
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what is that stuck in the spring?
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Santiago
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I don't know, but there is one on the other side; stiffener?
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They sell those at auto parts store to stiffen spring.
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I ha a horse trailer with that spring setup....OK I guess....never trusted it to...
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ride height
its turned into the spring to raise the height..
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Cool trailer set-up.
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larryC
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Looks like a torsion bar with a coil spring assist. Volkswagen used torsion bars on the front of their vehicles for years.
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My Myers Manx dune buggy (built on a chopped VW bug) had torsion bar rear suspension (instead of conventional springs). The front had Koni coil-over
shocks (springs on the shock).
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Santiago
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Ah, that's why it looked vaguely familiar.
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