pantera43

Just sold my 964 which I've trailered with a Trailerex CT7541 for the last few years. I'm now on the hunt for a Cayman R. The CT7541 has been great for the rear engined car but what about a mid engined car? It would shift more weight to the tongue. Not much room on the rear of the trailer to bring the car back. Your thoughts....am I also going to be looking for another trailer?

Many thanks,

Dan

linzman

Not an expert, but I know a bunch of people who tow 944s and 968s with the same trailex model. No issues that I'm aware of. I think you can order that trailer with 2 different axle positions, but I'm not sure any of those guys bothered checking.

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autosea

I switched from 911 to 944 on the same trailer and still cant notice the trailer is even back there. I would give it a try. I do notice the 944 drives better than the 911 off the trailer

pontifex4

You can move the wheel stops and axles. If you call Trailex (note the spelling, not 'Trailerex'), they'll tell you where to position them for the Cayman, but it won't be much different. They're a great company to deal with, and the owner is a Porsche guy.

dave-C2

I use a 7541 for a NB 996 and there is much less side clearance with that car compared with my 964. AFAIK the Cayman is basically the same width as the NB 996/997 so take care when loading.

Based on my experience with the 996 there should be enough fore/aft latitude to get the Cayman's CG near the center of the trailer axles.

If in doubt the 8045 will do the job with room to spare.

Abby Normal

Tows like a dream!

RickBetterley

Welcome to the Cayman club! You are going to love it.
When I changed from my 993 to my 987, I carefully weighed the weight on the ball with the front tires of the new car in the same spots as the 993 and noticed essentially no difference.
You of course want to measure it yourself, but I think you will be fine.
As Dave noted, the newer cars (996/987) are noticeably wider. I was a bit surprised by that when picking up the new Cayman from the shop the first time. I did NOT want to buy a new trailer at that point.

pantera43

Really appreciate everyone's experience and input. Sorry about spelling (Trailerex) too much caffeine Lol Well, a picture is worth a thousand words. Nice looking track cars abby normal and Frank.

I'll wait for my car. In the mean time perhaps look into moving the axles or try it as is.

Many thanks,

Dan

RickBetterley

Wait, what?? I'm accustomed to compliments on the looks of my car. Less so on my driving.

LuigiVampa

......someone needs a hug!

Your car is beautiful. You are beautiful. You drive a beautiful line.

Repeat as often as necessary.

RickBetterley

2 out of three ain't bad!
What I really need is a giant snowblower; we may not dig out until June.

mooty

i just bought one. no prob.
the length is just barely enough.
the width is really really tight 1" on each side i think .
i wouldn't drive it on myself, i need a spotter.
everything else no prob

Radio996

I went from a 996 C2 to a 944 on the same Trailex. The load is now noticeably more stable at "higher" speeds. I moved the front wheel stops (on the platforms) rearward by a foot, to transfer some weight off the tong. Rear bumper sticks out a bit, but not by much. Width was and still is fine for both cars.
You should be fine. Keep the trailerex ;-)

Krokodil

What are you going to do when you flare the car and install the 11 & 12 inch wheels? You know you want to.

Cheers,

the_vetman

OP, I've been trailering my Spyder (same size and ride height as Cayman R) on Trailex 8045 and 7541 for thousands and thousands of miles (I tow far out of state a lot) without a problem. 8045 felt huge for the Spyder but no problem when loading. Downsized to 7541 and it fits like a glove but you need to be careful.

As you said, it is true that there's not much room to move the car back without the bumper cover sticking out. I was fearful of panic-braking situations and cars behind me crashing into the Spyder instead of the trailer, so I moved my car as forward as possible without having the front OEM splitters hitting the Trailex wind screen uprights. As it turned out, I was scratching the crap out of splitters if I didn't have my car angled perfectly. So this year I'm moving the tire stops rearward by 1-2 inches. Bumper cover will be closer to the end of Trailex 7541 but won't stick out.

As other have said, there is very little room on either side and you have to be careful when loading. I almost always load by myself and use this trick: line up the outer edge of left front tire to the loading ramp (which is positioned correctly to have the car fit), go 1/2 way up the ramp, step on the brake and peek out the window to make sure the tire is still lined up with ramp, get on the trailer, peek out again, go forward, repeat. Can load pretty easily by yourself this way.

Good luck!