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Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-20-2015, 11:35 PM
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Posted By Brian B-P
Thanks Mark. That adds another interesting...

Thanks Mark. That adds another interesting wrinkle: a spacer which is welded to the frame (the more obvious approach would be to bolt to the plates Escape uses as brackets, as the Dexter kit does)....
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-19-2015, 10:31 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,592
Posted By Brian B-P
As Donna explained, a spacer (which apparently is...

As Donna explained, a spacer (which apparently is currently available from Escape) lifts the frame and body leaving the axle tube at the same height, so if you're looking for under-centre clearance...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-19-2015, 09:34 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,592
Posted By Brian B-P
The spacer is apparently about 1.5". The...

The spacer is apparently about 1.5".

The height difference at full load between (for example, guessing what might be appropriate) 10 degrees down and 22.5 degrees down is 1.3 inches.
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-19-2015, 09:32 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,592
Posted By Brian B-P
That's the point of this topic - to understand...

That's the point of this topic - to understand what "high lift axle" actually means. Until we know what it is, we don't know if you even can add spacers (a "lift kit") to it.


When we know what...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-19-2015, 09:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,592
Posted By Brian B-P
So what did that trailer have? What arm angle,...

So what did that trailer have? What arm angle, and did it have a spacer?

"A 22.5 degree lift" presumably means a suspension arm start angle of 22.5 degrees down. That suggests that the stock angle...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-19-2015, 12:26 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,592
Posted By Brian B-P
That suggests a bolt-in spacer kit... but the...

That suggests a bolt-in spacer kit... but the fact that it is available, and in addition to the now-standard "high lift axle", suggests that the "high lift" is something else, such as a downward arm...
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-18-2015, 07:42 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,592
Posted By Brian B-P
Thanks Robert - there's no rush. :)

Thanks Robert - there's no rush. :)
Forum: Modifications and Alterations 05-18-2015, 05:07 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,592
Posted By Brian B-P
"High lift axles"

This isn't really about a specific modification, but there doesn't seem to be a forum category for technical discussion of mechanical components...


Okay, that means there's no higher option....
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