Put a new deck on the trailer a year and a half ago and had been meaning to stain it. Found A $12 dollar can of deck stain from a return at Lowes so I bought it and pressure washed the deck and stained it. Color isn't that great but it was cheap so whatever. From the pics you can see how close the tires sit to the fenders and whenever I load something heavy it wants to rub the tire on the fender. Would you all try to extend the current fender or does anyone know where a good place to get new fenders to put on? The fenders were originally custom made and are heavier diamond plate steel. I was originally thinking about having the tops cut off and extending them? Thoughts
I think the stain color looks great. We know it won't stay that color anyways though. Are you talking about how close the top of the tires is that close to the fender? Looks like you need a little air in the tires too
Looks like new! I'd cut the top of the fenders off, get a piece of flat bar of the correct dimensions, weld it on it's side to act as the spacer " lift kit" you need...you can weld the front on, then heat it red hot at the corner to bend it...lather, rinse, repeat...
Good eye and yes I rectified the screw in the tire that afternoon and it's been holding air for the last week or so Yeah the tires are really close to the fender and when you load it up heavy as the axles pivot they can rub the top of the tire to the fender.
Lol, it's not as much that I have a good eye, but rather that flat tires seem to find me more than they should. What do you think about brenndatomu 's fix idea? Sounds like a good fix to me.
Cutting and lifting the fenders unless done correctly will look horrible. Can you go a size smaller on tires? Or, if your axle is bolted under your leaf springs, you could unbolt that and reverse it so the leaf springs are on top of the axle and you gain travel space with no cutting.
That actually may not be a bad idea. Run them until they blow and put one size smaller on it. They are a few years old at this point even though they have tons of tread they will dry rot before they wear out.
I'd look at the axle "flip" option too. Smaller tires is way easier than moving the fenders. ST 205-75-15 tires instead of the 225's. EDIT: Trailer looks great btw.
