I've been looking at the Rubber Torsional axles and I'm curious
what the
opinion of the group is. *Does anyone have these on their glider trailers
currently? *how is the ride? *What about the durability? *They really
aren't maintainable like a leaf spring would be. *Any other opinions?

http://www.dexteraxle.com/torflex_axles

http://www.trailerpart.com/torsionaxles.htm

-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

Got a Torflex my trailer and I love it. Not only does it work
incredibly well and ride significantly better due to the independent
suspension, but the Torflex axles also come standard with the square
electric brake flange on them so you can upgrade to have brakes at any
point by adding the matching hubs/drums. If you do get the brakes too,
I bought my hubs/drums on ebay for cheaper than even EastMarine had
them for, but they're a good source for parts too ... If you go
electric, get The Engager breakaway battery kit: http://tinyurl.com/4nfa39
and a Tekonsha Prodigy controller: http://tinyurl.com/l4kz8r or the
DrawTite Intalla Stop, as a good controller makes all the difference
in function. These axles also don't squeak like leaf springs to.

But even if you skip the electric brakes the Torflex is a great axle
that rides awesome. Mine is some 14yrs old and the rubberbands are
still fine, but I'm sure my trailer would ride a little higher with a
freshie...

-Paul