anyone extended the stock lunette on a 416?

Jevy

Adventurer
Hey everyone,

I'm getting to the point of thinking about the tongue for my trailer and have a question about the lunette. I'm thinking about removing the lunette and cutting it in half then insert it inside a piece of tubing. Then drilling through it for a bolt and also welding it all together. I was wondering if anyone has tried this? If so how much longer did you make the tongue? I'm debating about possibly adding 30-36" to the tongue. Thoughts????
 

VanIsle_Greg

I think I need a bigger truck!
Yes, sort of... I didnt add in tubing, I added ON tubing. Need to do some road testing but it clears my rear tire swing out now, and it looks like it will back up a while lot better with the longer draw bar and no ring.

Started with this...

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Cut off the end and squared off the round bar evenly to perfectly fit a receiver tube extension...

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Welded (heat the hell out of that cast first) and a 1/2" grade 8 bolt

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Left the stock lunette in as an emergency fall back...makes it easy to see how much I have added.

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Works great! Will measure it tomorrow if you like? I believe I added 29" plus the coupler? Technically I could have skipped the extension and just added the draw bar 2x2 tube, but I like the option of easily switching couplers and lengths.
 
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JPNCA

Adventurer
I just had a new one machined
Then welded on the 2" reciever. I guess if you want add the ring you could.

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VanIsle_Greg

I think I need a bigger truck!
I thought about getting a custom piece machined, but then I picked up the spare lunette ring assembly super cheap, so it was a no brainer.

Jackknife the trailer is exactly what I couldn't do before and now can as well.
 

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JPNCA

Adventurer
Nice
Do what you have to do

I had a buddy machine it so the price was right

The above idea sounds good
 

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