Enclosed trailer for 996
 

Anyone haul their 996 in an enclosed trailer? Would like to hear options. I would like something as small as possible. 996 is roughly 16ft long and 6ft wide. Weighs about 3000lbs. Will use the trailer for other purposes as well. Is my only concern fitment and how much weight the axles can handle? I know it will need to be dual axle. Mucho gracias!

Well u need room for tie downs so figure 22-24'. U may also want a little room for spare parts and tools. I would also suggest 5k lb axles minimum. Twin 3.5k axles just dont have enough strength and u never want to run at capacity. Parts wear out much faster when run at 100%. Also u need width beween fenders not overall, but I think most enclosed r standard width anyways.

Head out to the first track day in your region and take a look around. As DJ said, you will learn a few things on what to look for and what not to get. Someone may have one for sale as well.

Yeah, good advice on the axles. Probably now talking about a trailer thats bigger and heavier than I probably want. Thanks.

I run a 20' 7k Haulmark with E rated tires. Car, extra set of tires, tools, alu jack, tent, chairs, ramps, 30ga of fuel. All in about 7k. Used a hitch scale to set the toung weight. No problems in many years of towing. I keep the speed below 70ish.

Thanks for that info. Very helpful. So another rabbit trail. What's your benefit of towing? Do you go all over the country? I've got probably $37k in an almost perfect low mileage 996. So it's not that I'm trying to protect the investment. It's not that much. I'm more thinking of towing so that if I break down I have another vehicle as backup and also maybe to save some miles on the 996, but I'm not sure I even care about that. I'm sitting at 40k miles. I bought the car to drive. Any other reasons you haul vs just driving to events. If you track, then I understand tires, tools, jacks, etc. Sounds like that's what you do. I don't plan to track. Just going to fun driving events - most several hours / day away

Well.... Way back when, I drove to the track, had a break down and that led to a hassel. So, first up was a open trailer, then a track only car, then enclosed trailer. Its a pretty standard tale of jumping with both feet off the slippery slope. Pretty certain many here have the same story :jumper: Just don't add up the reciepts.

Been towing my 996 race car for years with tools, spares scooter, etc. in a 20 foot V Nose Express trailer mostly with my F150 3.5 Eco Boost pickup. Longest tow was Florida to COTA no issues I think the careful attention to tongue weight and weight distribution within the trailer is the key to a smooth tow.
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cool thanks

If you are just towing the 996, no tools, nothing else - you definitely need to make sure your tongue weight is correct. Too much weight behind the trailer wheels, and too little tongue weight is recipe for disaster. Check out this good demonstration video.


-Tom

Take this with a grain of salt because I’ve never trailered a car with an enclosed, but I have plenty of experience with enclosed trailers. My last 16x8.5 V nose was wide enough to fit our car in between the wheel wells inside, it came with tie down points in the floor, it was technically considered a “car hauler” however it would be super snug, if not impossible with even a small car like ours. So be cautious when it’s labeled a “car hauler”. Plus you want room for ancillary items as well. I would have to imagine a 20’ or 22’ length would be adequate. Figure trailer plus loaded weight of around 8k, you need to have something that can handle that, and the tongue weight. That is into newer 1/2 ton territory or older 3/4 ton and IMO 3/4 ton is the way, just for the added feeling of security especially when braking. My Ram 2500 was an absolute tank, many, many miles towing and plowing. And that was with the 6.4 hemi.

although I will say the Ford 150 with the 3.5 eco boost can tow very well. I’ve pulled my hydraulic dump trailer with one often which routinely weighs in around 8-9k loaded. But again, it’s not so much how the truck does pulling and cruising with the weight, it’s most important how the truck does stopping with the weight .

I'm pulling with a 2021 Chevy 2500 Diesel so no issues there. Have hauled a 7k boat all over. But you are right, the tongue weight is the key.

no issues there, that’s for sure! Where are you located? Locked & Loaded Trailers in NJ is my go-to trailer guy, he always treated me right and always has inventory.

I'm in SC, but I do go to PA once a year and NJ is nice and close. I'll look into them, thanks!