badge49
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I picked up a sweet little trailer that I'm building for off-road use. It needs a new axle with modern hubs. I want to mount a Ford 8.8 under it so I can have all the extra parts on hand if they were to ever break on the Explorer.
Now here is the question I can't figure out: Can I just flip the Ford 8.8 upside down and backwards for use as a trailer axle? The advantages of doing this would be simplicity in SOA and it would allow me to put the yoke rearward facing into a high-pinion position so it wouldn't get caught on rocks and brush. My only real concern is that the axle wasn't designed to carry weight upside down and backwards while rotating at highway speed.
Any input or suggestions? Anyone used a truck axle in a trailer before?
Now here is the question I can't figure out: Can I just flip the Ford 8.8 upside down and backwards for use as a trailer axle? The advantages of doing this would be simplicity in SOA and it would allow me to put the yoke rearward facing into a high-pinion position so it wouldn't get caught on rocks and brush. My only real concern is that the axle wasn't designed to carry weight upside down and backwards while rotating at highway speed.
Any input or suggestions? Anyone used a truck axle in a trailer before?