I’ve been holding on to the stock tires for 3 years now to build a trailer for the jeep. I’ve tried using the search bar to find a write-up of one but came up short. Does anyone have or know a write up of a flatbed trailer build with the stock tires? Thanks

 

You can build anything you like. You will have to find wheels that your tires fit and match your axles.

 

That was incredibly unhelpful. Obviously I know I can build what I like. I am asking if someone knows of a write-up of it because I can’t find one.

 

Contact Etrailer.com. All you ever wanted to know about building trailers, components and even prices. Good luck

 

Well i dont know of any good write ups, but what kind of trailer are you building? Overland camping trailer, fishing, to hold kayaks and so on. I would first decide what you will be using it the most for and the "max" weight you will load into it. Some steel tubing is a very common material used as its easy to work with fairly cheap and strong. Another big thing to choose is the axle weight and type of suspension. I have plans to build a 6x4 trailer using a 3500 pound spring axle. was going to match the jeep with 5x5 lugs and 35in tires. just never got around to actually building it.

 

I built a homemade trailer... really from the ground up. I used a standard trailer axle...3500 rating.... to use the stock rims... I had to drill out the hub area on the rim to fit over the trailer axle. I did it to 3 rims... so it has a spare. The 5 hole bolt pattern can be matched when you order the axle. I built my trailer for around 1500 dollars including the Rood top tent for 400. Been using it for a number of years now.

 

That is a very nice little setup for having only $1500 in it. Have some more pictures or a build thread of it hiding somewhere?

 

Yes this is outstanding and exactly what I'd like to do. Any more info?

 

I used 1 inch square tubeing, built a frame and then covered it with expanded steel. Keeps it light. Then I used a rubber garage floor matt cut to size for the inside shape and then seams glued together and pieces fastened with washers and nuts and bolts to the framework. It is mostly water tight, and does really good against dust and rain... but in a river that is deep enough it leaks at the back hatch. (I just don't park it in a river).

It has an optima battery, and the harness charges while driving, and I have a solar charger for the battery. I have a power inverter set up, and 17 gallons of water. I use trailer jacks under the springs and wheel chocks around the tires to leave it parked.

It holds 10 gallons of gas that I can lock up, it has a locking tool box on the front. I use a 3 gallon propane tank mounted in the rear basket for cooking. The rear basket can be used to haul wood, or a dead deer... what ever you want to put in it.

Inside the main portion it has two 4 foot long pull out drawers... and one side door that gives access to a storage compartment up front above the water tank. I will hold the 4 coolers down the center between the drawers. But I just have an assortment of boxes and bins that I stack in there with the cooler.

It has 4 wheel chocks, 4 trailer jacks that I put under the springs when I'm leaving it parked. (plus the tounge jack).
Spare tire mount on passenger side. Fenders will hold 300 pounds each... so you can stand on it. I'm just using a ball mount to haul it right now... but it is light and has done fine with it even off road.

I put on the axe, shovel, hatchet, bow saw, spikes, fishing pole holders, and such to use all of the outside space available for storage.

I'm running 245 75 16 tires. 16 inch jeep alum. (rims drilled out) it has shocks mounted now on each side to prevent roll when empty in a wind storm... it would get bouncing before that if it was empty.

I bought a smittybuilt tent in the Tread lightly auction for 400 bucks... and it has never failed me in any way in any weather... lol and the memory foam makes for good sleeping!

It takes about 20 min to set up if you are leaving it for a few days and have to get the jacks in place and such... but 5 to 10 min to just unfold and sleep when it is attached to the Jeep.
It has been to Utah twice ,Colorado, Wyoming, Montana... and gets used several times a year for trips. works great!

Ill need to take some pics... I don't have that many of how it looks on the inside... or where I put everything... I'll attach them below.

 

P.S. It is really ugly... I painted it with all the left over primers and flat colors that were in the garage about 4 years ago... and when it needs touched up... I just look to see what's around... I am thinking on bedlining it at some point... but there is no way to clean the surface for paint... I might just use farm paint of something lol...