Author Archives: Guilherme Campos

Mechanical brakes are a third style which are used almost exclusively in Europe.

Hydraulic brakes do not use any form of electricity and are much like the ones on your automobile.

Electric brakes are a compromise of other systems with many advantages and only a few disadvantages.

Brakes are an integral part of the suspension system and are used to slow the wheel with friction.

Tires are of supreme importance. Selecting the correct ones for your application is a task well worth your utmost attention.

Torsion style suspension/axle options are available for the more adventuresome.

Springs are useless without a way to attach them to the frame and the axle.

“Springs? Who needs springs? I had a trailer for 10 years. It towed great. Low to the ground. Easy to load. It never had springs!”

The hub provides the mounting surface for the wheel. The hub spins on the bearings which slip over the spindle.

A spindle is a part of the axle. It is a machined part whose primary purpose is to support the bearing races for the hub.