My 996GT3 has gotten so low at the nose I’m having a very tough time getting my tie downs securely fastened. I’m hauling on an ATC solid deck alum. open trailer and the ratchets are into the underbody panels. It’s really difficult to unlatch once the car has settled after a long haul.

I’d like to be able to raise the front end of the 996 on the trailer to give me some room to work the ratchets more easily. I’m currently running straps through the wheels and tying them to the stock D-ring locations at 5e front of the trailer.

I was thinking a couple of 1” thick rubber mats or pads (to provide friction so the wheels won’t slide on the mats or trailer) to drive up onto to raise the front end a bit. I’ve seen some recycled tire mats that might work in this application. I assume I’m not the first w this issue so I thought I might get some insight here. Thanks

It would require different tie down locations, but you could go with macs over the wheel straps with idlers.

I have a similar issue when hauling my 2011 Turbo S I ended up using some 2x10 cut to about 24” long and put a 30 degree cut on each end. I drive up on those on the trailer, they work fine for getting the car a little higher. I use what I think they call a J track and run the straps over the tires with idlers on the track, I just have enough room to operate the ratchets underneath the body panels. I think in the spring I’m going to remake my ramps out of 1 inch plywood doubled up for 2 inch rise, I found the 2x10 didn’t stand up but it still worked. I do this on all 4 wheels, it lets my doors clear the fenders as well when getting in and out of the car.
I have an old 18-20 foot Wilson trailer with a wooden tilt deck, the J track are 4 feet long bolted to the deck running front to back at each wheel. I’ve used straps through the wheels before but was always worried about marking the wheels. I sure like tying down front to back over the tires instead, cars ride nice and feels secure.

Ramps. Are they bolted to the trailer deck?

No, they are removable. They are called Trailer-Mates. Without the ramps I would not be able to open my car door over the trailer sill.

https://raceramps.com/car-ramps/trai...trailer-mates/

Ahhh, those are awesome and will work great! Thanks for the recommendation. The car won’t slide around on those on the trailer, even without being firmly secured with bolts or adhesive? I suppose they’re held in place by the weight of a car with no issue?

Does anyone know of any cheaper places to purchase other than direct? I’m ready to order. Too bad I won’t have them in time for Seabring this weekend

Ordered and will arrive on Thursday

Thanks again for the comments and recommendation. This appears to be a great solution to my problem.

Brian

Try calling Fred at Reverse Logic. I believe his pricing is very competitive.