CE Smith U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 2,000-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 4" Long U-Bolts - Zinc
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CE Smith U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 2,000-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 4" Long U-Bolts - Zinc
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CE Smith Trailer Leaf Spring Suspension - CE23000
- U-Bolt Kits
- Axle Mounting Hardware
- Round Axle - 1-3/4 Inch
- 4 Inch Long
- 2000 lbs
- 3/8 Inch Diameter
- CE Smith
Mount your round, 1-3/4" diameter axle to your trailer's leaf springs with this U-bolt kit. U-bolts, plates, nuts, and washers included. Zinc plating resists rust and corrosion - great for boat trailers.
Features:
- Mounting kit attaches trailer axle to leaf springs
- Galvanized plates and zinc-plated hardware resists rust and corrosion
- Includes:
- 4 U-bolts
- 2 U-bolt plates for 1-3/4" springs
- (8) 3/8" Hex nuts and washers
- Spring seats (sold separately) required for mounting axle to leaf spring
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Application: 1-3/4" diameter axle
- Typical 2,000-lb axle
- U-bolt dimensions
- Inner width: 1-7/8"
- Length: 4"
- Diameter: 3/8"
23000 CE Smith U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 2,000-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 4" Long U-Bolts - Zinc
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Speaker 1: Today, we'll be having a look at the CE Smith line of U-bolt mounting kits for mounting round trailer axles. Here's what our kit comes with. It's everything you need for replacing the U-bolts on a single axle on your trailer. We have 4 new U-bolts, you'll have 2 per side; 2 new plates, 1 per side; 8 new lock washers, you'll be using 4 for each side of the trailer; and 8 new nuts, again 4 for each side of the trailer.You can see how well our U-bolts grip around the contours of our axle. This'll keep the axle firmly attached to our leaf springs, so we don't have to worry about it slipping and sliding.Now because we have the zinc and the galvanized finish on our plate and our hardware, this will better protect them from corrosion from the elements, especially salt spray. It's not an issue if you decide to use them on a boat trailer such as this one.Now many of our customers have had to make a second phone call or send an email to us after they bought a new axle for their trailer because they found, once they tried to remove the old one or put the new one on, that they couldn't get their factory U-bolts off.
They had to cut them off, and now they're searching for a replacement. This kit will be a perfect solution for this problem here.Now many of our customers compared these to the Redline line of U-bolt kits. Now the main difference you're going to see between this one and those is that those do not have the galvanized or the zinc finish on the plates or the hardware, which will cause them to rust out faster.As you can see, we already have our new axle sitting on top of our leaf springs. Now this kit could work for an axle that sits on top or below your leaf springs. It works for both applications.
You don't need to worry if yours resides below, you can still use this kit for that.We'll start by taking our new U-bolts and dropping them over our axle on either side of our leaf spring. Now we'll take our new plate. We want to make sure that this flange right here faces down, this hole here in the center lines up with the alignment pin on our leaf spring, and we'll insert our U-bolts through the holes. Place on our lock washers, and we'll put that on our nuts.Now we can start to tighten our hardware, making sure we tighten them evenly as possible. Now we'll torque our hardware again, making sure we alternate to ensure that we're doing it as evenly as possible.And that completes our look at the CE Smith line of U-bolt kits for mounting round trailer axles..
Customer Reviews
CE Smith U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 2,000-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 4" Long U-Bolts - Zinc - CE23000
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars (51 Customer Reviews)
Mount your round, 1-3/4" diameter axle to your trailer's leaf springs with this U-bolt kit. U-bolts, plates, nuts, and washers included. Zinc plating resists rust and corrosion - great for boat trailers.
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Anthony H - 03/03/2021
by: Tony H03/02/2020
no frills, no problems, nice and solid. It even survived a broken OEM spring incident on the road. I used it as part of a spring-over-axle conversion on my Aliner.
Comments
we recently replaced with with longer U-bolts - only becasue we upgraded the trailer springs
Anthony H - 03/03/2021
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by: Leigh H08/20/2021
Checked at Lowes and TSC, two locations and they did not have U bolts,were out of stock. Then on line found kits that was what I needed very cheap which made we go back to etrailer where I discovered they carried different grades. I bought the branded product and am satisfied.
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martin k - 06/07/2021
by: Martin K06/04/2020
the u bolts for my leaf springs worked great.
Comments
still going strong , they work great
martin k - 06/07/2021
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Sierra K - 07/23/2021
by: Dwayne07/19/2021
they are to short money wasted
Comments
Thank you for your review. How much longer do you need? These ones here are a quarter bigger: Part # APUBR-10
-- Sierra K - 07/23/2021
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by: JR03/31/2021
Awesome website, has the trailer parts you need. The best part is the extremely fast service & shipping!
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by: Ganzon05/02/2021
Right parts for my trailer. Fast shippi ng.
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by: Rich07/14/2021
Fit perfectly. Exactly as described.
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by: Ian02/14/2021
fit my trailer fine. Still holding up after a year of light use.
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Dale B - 03/31/2019
by: Dale B03/28/2018
U bolt kit and leaf spring kit fit great on the old 1979 snow mobile trailer
Comments
Good
Dale B - 03/31/2019
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by: Bill06/03/2021
Fit like a glove
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by: Steven01/04/2021
top quality products I am in the manufacturing business extremely reasonable prices and fast delivery
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by: Leonard03/04/2020
U-Bolts were perfect. The springs don't seem to be as heavy as my originals. I bought my tilt trailer from a private owner who made it. The original springs leaves are slightly thicker than the new ones. I am not sure what weight this trailer is rated for. The new springs seem to be perfect in size so I will keep them as spare parts
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by: Robert w10/29/2016
Replaced the springs on the old hunting pop up, worked great and exactly what it needed. U-bolt kit and springs were both delivered super fast. Allowing me to get the trailer overhauled before the weekend!!!!
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by: Jeff D02/10/2018
many sets were purchased. They were owned for less than 30 days. The trailers that came in for service work or trade ins had the u bolts and plates very faded with no rust.
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by: Anthony01/01/2018
I just wanted to take the time to say thank you . Your Product is outstanding . I am a GM technician for 33 years , my daughter and I , she is 12 years old , Add a project on Old trailer so she could put quad sport to go ridding. Again thank you so much!!
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by: David11/16/2018
Replaced broken springs on a utility trailer and these ubolts were perfect.
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by: Kevin09/18/2018
Had a hard time finding leaf spring mounting plate kit that had a 1 7/8" gap in the u-bolts. Ordered these and they fit perfectly and arrived in a timely manner. Shipping was as much as the item, but that is out of etrailer's hands of course. Quite happy with the product.
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by: Loren04/07/2020
I have purchased from etrailer several times and as always never disappointed! Great selection, price, and shipping. Made my purchase during the virus pandemic and order was received within without a problem as if nothing was going on!
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Mike L - 04/12/2019
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by: John04/11/2019
Pieces of junk. I broke two of these while tightening with a wrench by hand.
Comments
Redline offers a mounting kit thats more substantial, part # APUBR-10
U-Bolt Kit for Mounting 2,000-lb, Round Trailer Axles - 4-1/4" Long U-Bolts
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Mike L - 04/12/2019
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by: Deano12/07/2020
U bolts fit exactly as intended. Looks great!
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by: Mark10/13/2018
Quality replacement thanks etrailer
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by: Joe F.11/10/2016
Good hardware. Thick metal plates. Took longer than I wanted to get them, but they are quality parts.
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by: Randy02/27/2019
I recieved all the correct items recommended by Carol, all of it shipped in good condition. I assembled all parts with no issues. Thank you for the help.
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by: Donny11/21/2020
easy to order and good product + fast d elivery
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by: Caleb11/13/2017
Haven't installed the parts yet. However, everything came packed perfectly and professionally. Parts look to be of great quality and shipping was WAY faster than estimated! Will definitely continue to keep buying trailer parts from etrailer!
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