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RE: [VAL] moving the springs over the axles



Great pictures on your site, I noticed that you did a catscan on the first
picture of your axle remover.  
Rachel 
1961 Bambi

> The extra height is worth it.  I just replaced the old drop axle with a
> straight axle on the Flying Cloud and gained 2.5".  The older trailer
> heights were designed for the lower cars of the '50's, rather than the tow
> vehicles of today:
> http://vintageairstream.com/floyd/restoration/axle/axle.html
> 
> Best of luck!
> RJ