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Originally Posted by Angel And The Wolf
I will be using the hitch bar that U-Haul installed for me. The measurement I'm not sure of is how far back to put the wheel so that it tracks exactly between the tracks left by the car's wheels. I'd like the wheelbase of the front and rear axles, and the wheel base of the rear axle to the trailer wheel axle to be the same, for looks, but with the actual location of the U-Joint some feet behind the rear axle point, I'm not sure how that would track. Yes, a two by four with adjustable wheel mount bracket.
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From my experiences with Dark Aero...
Don't fergit about the Texas lighting requirements.
TRANSPORTATION CODE CHAPTER 547. VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
I'm not sure if you'll have to register yer tail as a trailer or not but that's about $60 a year based on my registration cost fer Dark Aero.
The nose of yer tail will need an inverted cone shaped opening to allow fer articulation of yer attachment point. You will probably need to build an elevated "Z" attachment point coming off of yer hitch receiver...kinda like a bike rack mount so the U-joint attachment can be at a neutral starting point. You will need gussets to keep the torsional forces from bending or breaking yer elevated mount off.
The longer the wheel is from yer attachment point, the smoother the ride will be as short wheel bases ride more harsh than long wheel bases. You might want to think about some sort of suspension as the wheel will transmit every road bump to yer tow vehicle.
Since yer tail will be rather lightweight, it may have a tendency to git moved around quite readily by passing traffic or wind gusts.