kkon

I'm about to purchase an enclosed 18' x7' trailer for my 1988
Turbo cab. Will this be a sufficient size for my car?

Thank you for your help.

Bill Verburg

Depends if those are the bed dimensions you are good

for a 930 you will want a minimum of 75" bed width, this gives you a couple of inches on either side of the rear tires. Narrower means it's harder to not rub the tires on the side rails.

The bed length is a little more flexible, 12.75' would be a reasonable minimum, Though you could probably get away w/ a bit less. The shorter the bed the harder to tie down safely.

race911

18' enclosed are the barest of minimums. I've got one as a baby/local trailer for the massive stacker. I used it once for an AZ trip with the 996 Turbo, and it was lacking in nearly every respect. And this is a unit that's V-nose, so you've got a little bit of room up front.

Bottom line is that 20' is as small is you want to go, 22' makes things nice where you can have a bench up front and some tire storage, and 24' gives you room to stuff everything you want inside. All auto trailers are 96" wide, so you've got plenty of width. The unit you're talking about doesn't seem to be.

Other thing to consider is the smaller trailers have 3.5K axles, meaning you're 7K gross. A 3K lb. trailer with a 3.5K car stuffed inside get you at the max quickly.

(We'll refrain from talking tow vehicles for the moment.)

kkon

Thank you for the feedback, with the car and trailer the weight is 5100lbs. I'll be towing it with a a Chevy Silverado rated for 8000 lbs. so I think I should be ok.
Kevin

race911

Tow rating has nothing to do with how something tows. But any late model Silverado/"1/2 Ton" doesn't even sweat a 7K lb. tow until you're dealing with hills; brakes more so than engine.

Another thing that came to mind with me dealing with the 18' on that long tow is that it's a total pain to deal with weight centering. And I was using an F350 with air shocks. I ended up backing the car in. And as I'd just bought the trailer I hadn't outfitted it with a winch, nor relocated the tie downs. Thank God for the V-nose, else I'd have had about 18" on the front side to deal with strapping the car. Plus, crawling over the front of the car through the man door to even be able to get access.

Is this a car or equipment trailer?

73911

If you're a racer or track junkie 18' is too short.

You won't believe the crap you put in your trailer for a normal weekend. I would go 20' or 24'

Richard Newton
Porsche Gasoline

wildcat077

You don't want anything smaller than a 20x 8.5 trailer, with a 7ft wide trailer you will have to get in or out of your car by the window as you won't have enough room to open the doors.
I have a 20ft and regret not having bought a 24 ft, you would be surprised at how much stuff you will want/need once you get an enclosed.
Like 73911 mentions, 20 ft is the minimum !