Hi I am new to the Forum and wanted to say Hi, I was going to load my 997 turbo in a inclosed trailer and wanted to know the best way to tie it down, and it also has the Tip Tronic trans, do I tow with it in park or Neutral or in gear? Thanks

 

jump over to the 997 forum and post up your question.

 

Rennline tie downs. They are worth 3x what they cost. Totally easy to install and use. I would recommend stripping them and powder caoatig *black* as they can be seen from some angles when they're bright red.

http://www.rennline.com/Tie-Downs/products/1637/

 

Many (if not most) towing companies use wheel nets. I'm not keen on pulling on the chassis even though it's perfectly acceptable in most cases.
MACS make some of the best towing and vehicle recovery equipment available.

http://www.macscustomtiedowns.com/category/WheelNets

 

By far the cheapest and easiest way is to run a long heavy duty tiedown from one tie-down bolt on the trailer through the front pair/back pair of wheels (make sure the tie-down goes through at approximately the same place on each wheel, without catching on the valve stem) under the car to the other tie-down bolt on the trailer. Always tow in neutral, so the car won't be banging on the gears.

 

I towed 1000's of miles with zero movement or stability , always looped through wheels with straps, tow in neutral, e brake ON after the straps are all set and cranked down.

 

I've towed a lot of cars by the wheels and not had any trouble. I couldn't bring myself to do it on the GT3. By the time it took me to install microfiber towels to protect the wheels I could be strapped down with the rennline stuff and inside having a beer. One of the engineers at my R&D office used to do shocks (dampers) for indy cars. He said the biggest draw back to using the wheels was the cars still moved on the suspension during the trip and logged the miles. They had wear issues during cross country hauls if they didn't strap the chassis. I know these aren't indy cars, but if you trailer a lot you might as well strap the chassis and save the damper and bushing wear.