Two more things about the trailer (sorry to interrupt the feng shui
discussion):
On the standard springs, the Harbor Freight trailer rides really
rough. Those springs were designed to allow a maximum load of 1,000
pounds. I estimate that my trailer weighs about 350-450 pounds. I
actually slipped the smaller leaf out and flipped it over (to maintain
the ride height even though it's not acting as a spring any more).
Jake, your MR2 is light in the front end due to the lack of engine or any
other thing that would make the car go fast under the hood. Hanging
additional weight off the rear bumper is going to take weight off the
front wheels and reduce steering effectiveness (especially if you lift
them off the ground when you accelerate). My dad solved this problem
on his tractor by hanging lead or iron weights on a rack sticking out
the front. You might want to do the same, or perhaps just put weights
in the front trunk...er, mailslot.
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john@idsfa.net John Stimson
http://www.idsfa.net/~john/ HMC Physics '94
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