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Posted by Tim Wescott on April 1, 2008, 3:57 pm
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>> Does anyone know the weight capacity for the spindles/hubs of the rear
>> of a dodge minivan. I am building a trailer. Are they equivalent to
>> the common 1750 lbs spindle/hubs made for utility trailers?
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> Would it be fair to say the axle can take 1/2 of the vehicle GVWR on
> the door placard? That'd be easy info to find.
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> Dave
More likely 2/3 or 3/4, assuming that the thing would get loaded more
toward the rear. Certainly if you design for 1/2 you'd be safe.
I wouldn't count on them being equivalent to anything other than the
rear axle in the same year and model of Dodge minivan -- Dodge isn't
exactly buying them off the shelf, so you can just plan on it being
custom-engineered for that vehicle.
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> of a dodge minivan. I am building a trailer. Are they equivalent to
> the common 1750 lbs spindle/hubs made for utility trailers?