On a quest to put my wife and 3 kids in the car with me in the future, I've decided it's time to build a trailer. I picked up this guy for a foundation and pretty much have a blank slate to start with as you can tell. I'm curious to see what you guys are using or what recommendations you guys have for a Drag Week type trailer. I've got a pretty good idea of what direction I'd like to go but want it to be both lightweight and functional. Obviously keeping things secured at night is important as well. Any words of wisdom before I get after it? Thanks guys!

If you have not done so already I would also post this on the Bangshift Drag Week forum and the Facebook Drag Week group.
Good Luck,
Bill

Will do. Thanks!

A friend built a trailer for utility use from a Caravan rear axle (sourced from CL)a lot of square tubing, marine grade plywood and a lot of time welding it together. Then when he went to license it (Washington state) he had to prove he had paid sales tax on all the parts. He saved the CL advert and was taxed on the advertised cost. It really was not that bad. He then was issued a Vin # and a plate. He was offered a standard size plate or a motorcycle plate and he jumped on the motorcycle plate. Hopefully that option is available in AZ. Good luck.

Try to make the inside bigger than the outside. Transcendentally dimensional.
If you get that figured out let me know!

Tom Bailey and Eric Yost probably have the two most well organized and efficient trailers. Hell, Yost has room for the Margarita mixer in his trailer, so you KNOW he has it right........LOL!!!

But the design of YOUR trailer will depend on what YOU want to carry. You have to build around that. Just build a box and start throwing stuff in it and nothing will fit. Decide what you want to take and build trailer to efficiently carry those items and you will have plenty of room

Just a drag week type trailer? or an actual trailer for drag week. You will have to make it fit into their rules if used for that.



I would swap the axle out to the same one my car is using, just in case.

If I were to go to Drag Week, it would be with a trailer like this.

I already have a full size trailer so this one will primarily be for Drag Week use. I'm not sure how happy the car will be about towing it so I'd like to keep it light. I've been looking at pics of some of the other trailers being used and some of them are pretty legit. Using an axle similar to that of the car certainly has its benefits and is something to consider. Ideas along that line of thinking could result in something pretty cool. That's what I'm hoping for at least.

do the width measurements include the width of the axle/tire/wheel combo ?

The first year, we took everything but the kitchen sink. Every year we pair it down. Aluminum pickup tool boxes are your friend. Light and lockable