Rennen

I understand that it's never good to hook onto the trailing arms because you can throw your alignment out of wack. I've been told the best place to tie the car down is to the frame, but I have no idea where exactly I should look to "hook up".

So tell me what you do to tie your cars down to trailers....

Indycam

Have you seen the ones that go over the tire ?
I've seen factory tie downs for sale on ebay .

Rennen

Nope, I haven't seen those. Is that better than connecting to the trailing arms? It seems kind of similar to me, but I could be wrong.

ltc

Chassis tie down hooks:
http://p-car.com/products/tiedown/

http://www.autometricsmotorsports.co...s%20&%20Misc.:
http://www.autometricsmotorsports.co...64tiedowns.jpg

I had them on my RSAmerica and have them currently installed on my 964 Euro Cup car.....they work very well, no issues regarding suspension or alignment.

Rennen

Thanks, I just ordered a set.

Marc Shaw

Me too. Thanks, Lewis.

Marc

Rennen

While I'm at it, I guess I'll show you the trailer I've decided on.





It's a Featherlite 3100 aluminum car hauler. It costs quite a bit more than your run of the mill steel hauler, but I think it will hold up better sitting outside and will retain its value better.

kgorman

Nice trailer!

I just tie down by putting a tow hook in the front spot, and I bought a second tow hook for the rear spot. I use #10k tie downs with rachets and have not had a problem yet.

ltc

Are you referring to the front and rear bumper screw in tow hooks?

IIRC, you should not use these for towing, as the attachment point to the bumper(s) is not designed for this purpose and are prone to fatigue cracking. They were designed for very occasional use (road side to pull a car onto a flatbed or track side to pull you out of the kitty litter....or the swamp at LRP exiting Big Bend heading towards the men's room)
This was discussed a while back in the Racing/DE forum.

ltc

Intercity Lines (car transport company, discussed on this board often and also a rennlist member) uses these when they transport cars; they are approved by PAG/PCNA.
It was discussed not too long ago in the General Porsche discussion forum.

viperbob

Nice trailer Dave. You are going to be all set for the season

Rick964

What does the factor use when they tie cars down on the boat to ship them over here? I thought they strap them down from slots on the frame at the jacking point, that's a tow truck I once needed hooked it in.

dfinnegan

I'll be having my car towed next week. I'm going to request a flat bed, but with my car lowered I'm a little concerned about getting the car on and off the bed. Reading this thread I'm also a bit concerned about the tie-down process.

Any recommedations?

Rick964

I've had my car towed on a flatbed and they used some stacked 2x4s to help the car up onto the ramp without bottoming out.

Rennen

I'm not sure I'd want to do that with stacked 2x4s. That's a pretty narrow board not prone to stacking very well. I think I'd use 2x6s minimally.