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Old 11-25-2007, 10:30 PM
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+1 on the autometrics tow rings; they work great with my lowered 993. I met a guy with a lowered gt3 with the autometrics hooks at Roebling, and he was happy with them.
Old 11-25-2007, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by LVDell
I've never seen anything like that. Are you talking about something that would hook into that little hole in the middle of the jacking point?
Yup.
Old 11-25-2007, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Veloce Raptor
Yup.
+1. cross the straps and use the holes in the jack points.
Old 11-25-2007, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by David Edwards
+1 on the autometrics tow rings; they work great with my lowered 993. I met a guy with a lowered gt3 with the autometrics hooks at Roebling, and he was happy with them.
Another happy customer on the autometrics. They are the way to go for sure.

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Old 11-25-2007, 11:16 PM
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I use the Autometrics hooks on my Cup car. They are SO much easier to deal with. They are a bit low in front though for the Cup. Mine are ground down and bent a little due to the curb in turn 1 at the Glen and from driving on a flat front tire and dragging one hook as the opposite rear wheel came of the ground around some turns at CMP. (Don't ask.....) But all in all I really like them. The left reat hook is close to the oil line coming out of the bottom of the oil tank, but I just twist the strap away from it and it works great.
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Matt, are you going to be out at the track this weekend or next? I didn't see you this past weekend at the member day. I'd like to see how you have them setup.
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Originally Posted by LVDell
Larry, how do you secure the car?
I use the factory tabs in the front (that have been reinforced) and the shock bolt that goes into the rear trailing arm (it gives a straight pull back to the tie-downs). I don't know how I could strap down through the wheels unless my tie-downs were outboard of the car.
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