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or other rear springs that will get me closer to 4-4.5" of lift in the rear (rear axle weight is 1930 lbs) We currently have CE-9131RH2P springs and are sitting at ~13 1/4" with the hard top, 13 5/8" with the soft top. Giving 1" to 1.5" of rake... too much for us

Hey, did you ever have these installed? do you know what the installed length was?

Trailer is done, we ended up adding 1" to the fenders:

wheels refinished, tires mounted (Cooper SST PRO in 205/85-16): And the tub is back onto the frame:

Tub is coated with Raptor liner: And we found a set of 5" wide 16" Willys wheels:

Tailgate done, latches crafted, ready for Raptor Liner:

So we have cut off the top round tube frame (mostly because it looked like a tree fell on it and it was pushed down on one side) and replaced it with 1" square tubing. We also framed in new side supports that will hold the tail light panels and are now working on a flush mount tailgate (since...

he lists them on Boston craigslist when he has them

Bearings regreased, new hub seals,leaf springs, shackles, u-bolts and everything coated in POR:

the sheet metal floor was pretty much toast so we made this frame to: 1. attach a marine plywood floor to 2. make the tub bolt on (tub sides will be welded to this frame, then this frame will be bolted to the real frame)

He is doing all the cutting. weld repair, and grinding himself. Keeping him busy in the shut down:

Current plan is to rebuild it into a usable trailer, we are not too concerned with keeping it authentic at this point. He has some ideas for making it into an overlanding trailer and I think we will try to add in some features to be able to add stuff in the future.

If you are interested in something a little different, our build thread will live on now that my son has found a new "accessory" for his Jeep. 1947 Bantam T3-C Civilian 1/4 Ton trailer. My wife's uncle had it sitting behind his barn. Gave it to us to save... Bantam built many of the...

The tubs were welded on with some stitch welds around the edges and under the floor, we cut them to get the tub off to be able to get the frame repaired/refinished. We decided that every bolt should be replaced, so they were all cut off leaving a pile of parts to be de-crusted and refinished...

So it looks like our build thread will live on now that my son has found a new "accessory" for his Jeep. 1947 Bantam T3-C Civilian 1/4 Ton trailer. My wife's uncle had it sitting behind his barn. Gave it to us to save... Bantam built many of the Military Jeep 1/4 Ton trailers for WWII...