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I saw a fantastic idea on ROC done by a guy called Ridgway. He is one very smart cookie, not to mention a pretty nifty racer and (so I'm told) quite popular with the ladies!
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Bert
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Bert
) see 'General Discussion - Finished modding my trailer...'
Just a word of warning....whatever system you use do not over tighten/abuse the fastenings on the front wheels...you will end up putting the tracking etc out....we secured the front via ( winch )the towing eye, then nipped up the fronts just enough. A bit tighter on the back wheels and jobs a good un'.
Wheel chocks are also belt and braces
Boring Old Bloke...
Wheel chocks are also belt and braces
Boring Old Bloke...
double d racing said:
Just a word of warning....whatever system you use do not over tighten/abuse the fastenings on the front wheels...you will end up putting the tracking etc out....we secured the front via ( winch )the towing eye, then nipped up the fronts just enough. A bit tighter on the back wheels and jobs a good un'.
Wheel chocks are also belt and braces
Boring Old Bloke...
thanks for warning,how strong are the towing eyes,can they be used for lashing the car down to the trailer?Wheel chocks are also belt and braces
Boring Old Bloke...
On the basis that they are intended to withstand the car being dragged out of the scenery I guess they're quite strong. My view with lashings is to make sure that its doubly safe... ie using opposing forces and belt and braces.....what you don''t want to find is your beloved car, head/arse butting its way out of the trailer......and still being boring me and my mate Pete had a policy that I always hooked up the trailer and I checked every lashing before departure......... Therefore if there was a any doubt....it was all my fault.....
Had a cup of coffee.........going back to work on my truck...
David
Had a cup of coffee.........going back to work on my truck...
David
I used to use the tie down steel loops to hold my SR3 down, but i used to use 6 ties (after a friend decided to over tghten the front end with the ratchet straps and cost me a boatload.
I used 4 starps on the rear axle 2 pulling forward and 2 pulling back. so all of teh load was being applied to the rear axle and the traps balanced the load our on each other.
then i used to use a pair of much lighter straps on the front and then just pulled the front end down .
Dario
Dario
I used 4 starps on the rear axle 2 pulling forward and 2 pulling back. so all of teh load was being applied to the rear axle and the traps balanced the load our on each other.
then i used to use a pair of much lighter straps on the front and then just pulled the front end down .
Dario
Dario
SportsLibre said:
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very neat but i have 4 stud wheels so that way is very hard to do,have been useing car transporter type tie downs you know loop over the tyre and ratchet down,very agricultural,don't like the look or the feel.dave.
If you have the room to the side of the car, I think that they are a very good way to tie the car down. One strap on a wheel gives fore and aft plus lateral location (one way). To get that with the tie-downs is a bit more complicated. I'd be quite happy with transporter straps meself even if it is a bit fiddly to get the strap over the tyre.Bert
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