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on 12/28/03 9:07 PM, Jason Weigel at notchboy@comcast.net wrote: > I guess you would have to be familiar with the type of trailer Im getting. > Its an Allstate and not your average useful trailer. Its kind of an after > thought of trailers, not big, not heavy. I will be lucky to get two large > suitcases in it. It will be mounted to the rear bumper area at the brackets. > Its not a tongue and ball type. Keep in mind that I do not use my T3s for > daily travel nor will I use it for any useful hauling(other than me). So if > the body, mounts or any part were fatigued in any way it shouldn't be > because I used it allot. I do however tend to disagree with you that the > rear stiffness in the torsions will not help. If I do have any load in the > trailer plus the normal weight, the combined weight wont compound the rear > of the notch as much thus pressing it down giving the rear less travel. > Granted most of the weight will be loaded over the trailer wheel itself, ANY > load pushing back from the wheel of the trailer(fulcrum) through the > mounting points to the body and onto the rear suspension will be reduced > with stiffer torsions. All my brake stuff is NOS and in excellent shape and > is from 64-65 era 5 lug stock. Besides if the off-road guys and the street > rods upgrade their rears to T3 5 lug drums to help them stop(due to the > wider diameter shoe), then they should be fine stopping my 200-300 lb > trailer putt-putting to a show. All in all it should make for a fine vintage > addition. I have seen these in action on bugs, buses and T3s with no issues. > The biggest pain I have with it is getting it from Seattle to Murrieta Cali! > > Jason > > > >> The stiffer Bars will just make the ride stiffer, it wont help with a >> trailer on there. I wouldnt tow anything with a 62 Notch... first off, the >> drum brakes are inadequate for anything but the smallest trailers, and the >> bumper mounts are inadequate for ANYTHING. Be sure you get a hitch that >> goes under the engine and mounts to the sub frame... this isnt really > strong >> but its much better than the flimsy bumper mounts. >> >> Keith >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > Jason, Great trailer, my granddad had one like it in the late 70's in eastern Washington. Have fun, it is a great novelty. Anniehum