Question for those knowledgable about trailers....

[JohnRW]

Install 3rd axle in front of 1st axle, reducing tongue weight.

Remove rear axle, reducing turn-scrub radius issue.

Best of both worlds.

[dickita15]

Install 3rd axle in front of 1st axle, reducing tongue weight.

Remove rear axle, reducing turn-scrub radius issue.

Best of both worlds.

i think we have a winner

[Matt Rowe]

Have you tried loading the car backwards to get the heavy end on the opposite side of the axles? It's amazing what a few hundred pounds of engine will do when you move it 10-12 ft.

[Ron Earp]

Have you tried loading the car backwards to get the heavy end on the opposite side of the axles? It's amazing what a few hundred pounds of engine will do when you move it 10-12 ft.

The Z is a 50/50 F/R balance car so loading it backward has no effect. Loading it a little further rearward helps but I can only go so far. So, I need a fix but have to stick with the following:Boundary conditions - solution must work with trailer as it is now. We're not cutting tire racks off, moving the box back two feet, putting stuff in the pickup bed, lengthening the rear of the trailer, putting on goose necks, and so on.

i think we have a winner

I think so too.

You know, I could add the front axle and leave the rear one on the trailer, just remove the wheels.......

[JoshS]

I think so too.

You know, I could add the front axle and leave the rear one on the trailer, just remove the wheels.......

I think that would go too far in the other direction, plus that huge rear overhang is going to drag on everything.

I actually think your best move is sliding both axles forward slightly, not adding a third in the front. Effectively, adding one in the front and removing the rear one means that you'll be moving your rotation point forward 24"-30" and I don't think you're going to like that one bit. It's way too much. I don't think you need more than a foot.

[splats]

Another option might be something like this.........
http://www.trailertoad.com/index.html

I'm sure there are cheaper versions out there. Or might be easy to make a "home-made" one to use.

[lateapex911]

Wow, $3200 and it doesn't include the 'required" stabilizer bars!! Holy $hit!

It might be a cool solution, and basically, it's just the third axle Ron was thinking of, but in a swiveling position. Weld a front hitch and add a ball to the back. Seems simple.

I wonder how it is backing with the thing!?