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I want to add a tire rack to my featherlite trailer, what is the best way to do that. I've seen the factory tire rack but also it looks like folks use the Trailex tires racks.
Guy I bought my featherlight trailer from had a custom wheel rack and storage box made. Guy charged him $3000.
So, no, doing something custom is definitely not cheaper than going with the Trailex wheel rack.
You are talking about a rack and a box. Apples and oranges. Anyway, no way to tell how custom that combo is and/or how much the rack itself would've cost (you didn't provide a pic with your claim). Then again a used seller can claim all kinds of numbers as long as the end price satisfies the buying customer.
Originally Posted by Paul Solk
That is ridiculous... I didn't even pay 1/3 of that for totally custom design and fabrication...
He gave me the invoice, it wasn't a claim. Here's a pic. Has two doors on each side to store the race ramps, then two doors on the front of the trailer to access two storage shelves, plus the wheel rack on the top.
Strangely enough there wasn't a wheel retaining bar for the wheel rack when I bought it, so I had one fabbed up. It's nice enough but I wouldn't have paid $3000 for it, it's not that nice.
Do the Trailex. They sell these for featherlite all the time. They will cut the bars right lengths for the widths. Took me an afternoon to assemble and bolt to the trailer.