6x4 camp trailer

I agree with what Bob said about 1400 kg being way too heavy for a trailer that shouldn't weigh more than 750 kg all up unbraked. You will shake the trailer and load to bits on corrugations.

If you are planning on dragging it over rough roads or tracks I would recommend the use of shockies and I wouldn't use slipper springs.

Cheers
Pop

thanks could you recommend from experience a kilo rating on springs? 750kgs or 1000, ect???

I bought a basic standard camper trailer, did a few trips and started doing Mods. This invariably added weight and I then had to go to heavier springs.
If you can keep it basic, have 1 x 60 lt water tank etc then 750 kilos should be fine, If you're gunna keep going with mods then go the heavier springs.
Hope this helps.

cool ya I was thinking one water tank, arb rooftop tent pulled off the truck and a tool box. maybe few surfboards and mtb

Great stuff. I have not started the renovation yet as Im still in the research mode however I have purchased some 33 inch tyres to match the Toyota and I have the arb tent. I like the retro look of timber sides so ill keep it. However I will spend the money in the suspension and everyday camping concerns. The frame is welded 25mm sq tube and the springs are eye to eye with coils. Some pics

Surely this is a troll??

I don't like to be pessimistic, but I'm afraid that I agree with Bigfish that you are wasting your time. That trailer would struggle to pass rego, let alone the rigors of off road use.
The draw bar is too thin and isn't attached to the trailer adequately. Adding a tool box and I'd predict that it will fold where the braces are welded on 1/2 way. Having a draw bar that runs all the way under the front of the trailer and is welded to the front suspension pivots is a better plan.
Yes, the suspension needs work, those dropped pivot points are just nasty.
Again, I think you would be better off starting again, even if you stick with the angle iron frame so you can have the timber infills, as the current chassis, in my view is inadequate for what you have planned.
I don't go and buy the best there is, I think I am rather frugal (although my wife says I'm a tightass) and on this job I think you will be throwing good money after bad to get something that will still be inadequate and more than likely leave you stranded. The whole point of a trailer is to carry stuff you can't fit in the car, so what do you do with all that gear when the draw bar snaps off out in the scrub 200km from home?
When my wife was a teenager they had a box trailer done up as a camper. It broke while they were out camping, so they dragged it into the scrub and camouflaged it before heading back to town to get what they needed to recover it. 5 hours later they came back to find everything pilfered and what was left alight.
Can you afford to lose it all?

yep OK solid points .

lol, the power of positive thinking, Look I could just go out and buy the best thing going like I always do but I wanted to make something this time. I do plan over hauling the frame and Im sure ill spend more on this then if I just bought new. Its the journey right

Positve? Positive it wouldnt get 100 meters ,loaded and off road. Mate you will need an entirely new frame suspension and floor, sides and draw bar. Get some plans for a total new trailer and enjoy the project. No good throwing money at something that would cost you $100 on gumtree.

I'm sorry if you have spent money on this "trailer" but I would be worried pulling it to the dump, if it has rego, deregister it, claim it back and do as other experienced writers on this forum have advised and start from scratch.
Regards
Ian

Thank you all for your help. very informative.

Lionel, did you look at the images of said trailer?

G'day Hoyks, I certainly did mate and it appears in much better condition than mine when I started the project.....lol.
I was looking for a more compact, lighter and robust unit because I knew where I would be taking it. Budget at the time was a huge factor also.
It's primary job at the time was to haul extra fuel, water & wheels on extended remote trips. Mostly off-track travel which Willem [remember him], was doing long before it sparked an interest within myself.

My point is that it is doable.....I've done it...

Cheers......Lionel.

I agree with Lionel, that trailer has potential. The chassis looks pretty pathetic so I would make a new one with a new strong drawbar, then bolt the wooden/angle box onto it. It will be strong as anything and still look like he old trailer!!!