I use my M416 exclusively as an off road adventure trailer. I have found the original springs to be a little stiff. To rectify this I ordered 8-leaf springs from JC Whitney and performed a quick swap.
The springs are for the front of a CJ3 jeep. I also replace the shackle bolts at the same time.
I used my tongue jack to lift the trailer wheels off the ground. The spring replacement took about 30 minutes per side.
The standard pintle hitch on the M416 trail is a great hitch. However, there are a few shortcomings; the pintle is REALLY noisy; in many cases the tongue is too short; for high speed highway travel it is lacking in stability; and it is really hard to back. The positive of the original pintle is that it is…
With the intention of moving my roof top tent rack outside the trailer bed some frame modifications were needed. The initial modifications where to the frame. I needed to extend the front and rear frame cross members about 10″ out from the side of the bed. The front and rear cross members where replaced. The…
Tent Construction Tent Body The fabric is a heavy ripstop cotton polyester tent canvas. All fastening clips are nylon and the window and door zippers are self healing coil. I found the construction of the tent to be top notch. All the seams are very well stitched and are sealed with seam tape on the…
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I keep thinking about doing this! You are once again setting the pace!
Thanks
dale