Ok so the best laid plans ran into a snag. I bought a set of Ranger RCD 1500 wheel dollies to move my 997.2



into a place in my garage where I could get both of my other cars inside. Dollies fit fine on front wheels with no clearance issues. But they have a clearance issue with both the rear wheels and the forward roller is hitting on the frame and plastic undertray preventing the dolly from going in far enough to align properly with the rear tires. I know if I back over a piece of 2x4 or maybe jack up the rear slightly I can probably gain enough clearance to properly insert the dolly. What I don't know is what will happen when the car settles down on top of the nut that holds the caster on the dolly. Will it break the plastic undertray? Will I damage whatever is in that area above the undertray? I just want to get the dolly in the proper position to raise and move the car but I don't want to break anything. I know I asked previously if anyone was using wheel dollies to move their cars around but never got a response. If you are using dollies let me know how you dealt with this. If you are not using dollies but have a solution to my dilemma please advise. Right now I have $620 invested in something I can't figure out.

 

The only idea I have would be to use a T-nut theiugh the top and a spacer underneath on the caster shaft so that the top side is flush at the base of the t-nut and doesn't protrude up theiugh the top. You might have to use the same setup on all 4 corners of the dollie to keep it level.

This may not help you get the car onto the rear dollies, but if you were to laft it up a little like you said with a 2x6, it might prevent the damage from the top nut when you lower it back down.

 

can you run the car up on little blocks of 2x6 or 2x8 I do that alot for different things

 

Thanks, yes I can back over or drive on a 2x6 wood block to achieve clearance but wondered if there were any other ideas. The real problem Is I want to push the car next to a wall and once there , there will not be sufficient space between the wall and the car to slide in and place amother wood block in for the car to rest on so I was thinking of just leaving the dollys in the raised position with the safety pin in place (in case the hydraulic cylinder fails).This is NOT recommended as manufacturer says to move the car to where you want it and then lower back to ground. I don't see potential harm in leaving it raised for an extended period of time with possible exception of a flat spotting tire issue from resting on the rollers.

 

Petza914, thanks. I sort of understand what you are saying, now I have to find out what a t-nut is.. Do you know what is in the vicinity of that corner of the car in the photo above the undertray?

 

Jack up the rear, pedal down the dolly until it sits on the rear tires and then lower the jack. The dolly is hitting the frame because the car is too low.

 

Thanks DesmoSD, I mentioned that solution in my original post.

 

Clearance issue resolved! Before trying to fit dollies I aired all the tires up to 50 lbs prepping for storage. I did that last year and it worked out fine and no flat spots in the spring upon taking the car out of storage. Anyway that raised the rear of the car just enough to obtain the clearance I needed. I know it is not recommended to leave the dollies in the up position with the safety pin in place in case the hydraulic cylinder craps out but I intend to do so. I don't think the tires will suffer sitting on the rollers any more than they would on the ground. If I decide to lower the car back to the ground , I still have enough clearance between the car and the garage wall to squeeze in , release the hydraulic cylinder and to lift it again when I want to move the car out. It's really nice to have all the cars in the garage for the winter. The boxes are there on the floor to keep from tripping on the dollies. BTW, don't try this without having another strong male to assist. There is no way my wife and I could move the car in spite of the promotional video that shows one guy moving a car around. I had to call my neighbor to assist and the 3 of us still had a struggle. The only push points we used were the wheels and tires. I'm running Pirelli P Zero Nero tires. Hoping that sitting on the rollers is not to their detriment.

 

You need a few traffic cones to keep from. Tripping on the boxes. Put the cones right on top!

Looks great!

 

Hahaha, the boxes are forgiving, the bare steel not so much

 

you have such a wide and deep garage, I would have just parallel parked into the spot rather than using dollies.

 

E39Nutz, BTDT, I used to have a 1986 Merkur XR4Ti that I parked there but it was a shorter car overall and still required a lot of back and forth to get it in the right spot. Just thought the dollies were an easier and more elegant solution. Even with the best casters, it's no easy task pushing the car around. Maybe that's why I coudn't find any other forum members using them.

 

What about throwing on a pair of narrower wheels/tires? This is just for storage, so doesn't matter how ugly or old they are.