Need help and rec's for a tire rack for my new enclosed.
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Need advice on a tire rack for inside my trailer?
Anyone have any?
Im leaning towards a fold up so I dont smash my head on it all the time, but im worried about strength and the rack breaking or coming loose and hitting my car.
http://www.pitproducts.com/6sptira.html
http://www.pitproducts.com/8sptira.html
Anyone have any?
Im leaning towards a fold up so I dont smash my head on it all the time, but im worried about strength and the rack breaking or coming loose and hitting my car.
http://www.pitproducts.com/6sptira.html
http://www.pitproducts.com/8sptira.html
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I have thier 4' sportsman model, never fold it up, its up front to one side, thinking of getting a second one to go in the back other side to help balance the weight. Now I would just put some padding on the corners just incase you bump into it.
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Buddy of mine showed me his shoring beams years ago and for me its the way to go. Install track on each longitudinal side of trailer then clip in beams spaced so tires sit in them. Measure to ensure top.wing clears and you are good to go. Best part is that when you are not hauling simply unclip beams and you have full open space. Add beams as needed. I carry 4-sets no issues. Old image below
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Install track on each longitudinal side of trailer
Regarding track.
I spoke with ATC a few weeks ago about mounting track in mine (28' ATC aluminum trailer). They highly recommend drilling through the 1 1/2" studs to the exterior and bolting through, despite the appearance issues. (They use rivnuts, but...).
I did so and am happy that I have no concerns whatsoever; used 1/4" SS bolts and fender washers outside and nylocks inside. They look fine and really do not alter the looks of the rig at all.
Regarding track.
I spoke with ATC a few weeks ago about mounting track in mine (28' ATC aluminum trailer). They highly recommend drilling through the 1 1/2" studs to the exterior and bolting through, despite the appearance issues. (They use rivnuts, but...).
I did so and am happy that I have no concerns whatsoever; used 1/4" SS bolts and fender washers outside and nylocks inside. They look fine and really do not alter the looks of the rig at all.
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Buddy of mine showed me his shoring beams years ago and for me its the way to go. Install track on each longitudinal side of trailer then clip in beams spaced so tires sit in them. Measure to ensure top.wing clears and you are good to go. Best part is that when you are not hauling simply unclip beams and you have full open space. Add beams as needed. I carry 4-sets no issues. Old image below
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Need advice on a tire rack for inside my trailer?
Anyone have any?
Im leaning towards a fold up so I dont smash my head on it all the time, but im worried about strength and the rack breaking or coming loose and hitting my car.
http://www.pitproducts.com/6sptira.html
http://www.pitproducts.com/8sptira.html
Anyone have any?
Im leaning towards a fold up so I dont smash my head on it all the time, but im worried about strength and the rack breaking or coming loose and hitting my car.
http://www.pitproducts.com/6sptira.html
http://www.pitproducts.com/8sptira.html
When I was looking for a tire rack for my enclosed trailer, the Pit Products Sportsman rack is the one that got the highest recommendations. I recently installed a 68" model in my enclosed trailer and it seems like a well made product. Here is a photo of it installed in my trailer:
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I modified the rack a bit though. I shortened the horizontal supports coming out from the wall by 4 inches or so. The tire diameter I am running didn't need the those supports to stick out so far.
As you can see, I installed the rack over the passenger side trailer wheel well. My wife's stock 997 fits in the trailer just fine the way I have it setup. There is no danger of the car to wheel rack contact. I could have installed the wheel rack up in front of the trailer on the driver side, but I preferred using the space over the passenger side wheel well.
Good luck!!
Scott
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Like KiaB stated, I through bolted the tops on mine, made an aluminum square plate inch or so square on the outside, its right up next to the roof line you hardly even notice them.
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I did the cross beam and e-track on mine, but mounted it in the front. 8 tires fit, good balance, easily removed, but rarely do. No problems, no need to bolt through to outside with etrack. Many ways to skin a cat...
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Buddy of mine showed me his shoring beams years ago and for me its the way to go. Install track on each longitudinal side of trailer then clip in beams spaced so tires sit in them. Measure to ensure top.wing clears and you are good to go. Best part is that when you are not hauling simply unclip beams and you have full open space. Add beams as needed. I carry 4-sets no issues. Old image below
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I have the 8' PitProducts installed in my trailer. Its basically 2 4-footers, which share a single support in the middle. Quality of the materials is very good, and pieces are marked/etched to assist with installation. I installed mine and was able to line it up so each of the 3 supports makes contact with a verticle metal beam on the trailer's walls. Very solid and secure. I also replaced some of the nuts with wing nuts, so that I can easily unbolt to fold against the wall without any tools.