TIE DOWNS ON TRAILER???
 

HEY GUYS --I NEED YOUR OPINIONS ON THE BEST WAY TO TIE MY GASSER DOWN TO MY CAR HAULER?---SHOULD IT BE STRAPPED TO THE CAR SUSPENSION ONLY?? STRAPPED TO THE CAR FRAME ONLY?? OR STRAPPED TO BOTH??--I TOW ON INTERSTATE AND COUNTRY ROADS BOTH :roll: :roll: :roll:

IT IS NOT AN ENCLOSED TRAILER

THANKS ALOT --LIVELY

Tie Downs
 

I tie my Altered down with the Tire Slings,they are as far as i'm concered the way to Fly!
They Loop over the Top of the Tire,web Style and have a ajusteble Racheting Lever.
Later
G 8)

I tie my roadster down so it is not working the shocks the whole time I am towing it.

Curtis

I always strap my cars down to the frame on the front and around the rear end in the back. Don't know if that's the way it's suppose to be done but I've been doing it like that for years.
I use hooks on the front or holes in the frame that will work with my straps and axle straps on the rear.

you need atleast 3 anchor spots...2 at the front end on each side and atleast 1 around the axle but i use 2 also in the back.....tie it to the chassis so it doesnt work the shocks and you want the straps pullin away from each other....

Always put automatic cars in neutral so's it doesnt bounce on the PARK pahl.

I have 4 brackets that I welded to frame, on all 4 corners and use two tie back straps on rear and two rachet straps on front, I dont have to climb under rig at all

I DO NOT LIKE CRAWLING UNDER MINE ANY MORE!! 8) 8) --LOT'S OF GOOD IDEAS---LIVELY

here is a pic of the back of my blazer were I had shackles still hooked up to brackets in rear, no crawling under rig for me
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...Picture048.jpg

SPIB---WHAT ARE YOUR BRACKETS MADE OF?---LIVELY

metal, a half of a circle, with a hole in middle, so you can atach shackle or hook on rachet strap, will take a closer pic , if you want

The GMC has a piece of tubing welded between each 4-link bracket and axle. Serves dual purpose in stabilizing the bracket and a tie down point.

In the front, there's a single 180* tubing u-bend that is welded to the front cross member. Serves not only as a tie down point, but a tow point as well.

Not sure why you'd need more than one tie down in front. There is far greater forces in stopping than starting. I don't care if it falls out the back, just so long as it doesn't hit me in the head.

We had a bad expeience with tire slings one time.Drove from VA to PA one morning to go to the Jalopy Showdown (awesome event :D ) at Beaversprings Dragway.Tied the fed down with tire slings,drove 6 hours with an unknown leak in rear tire and showed up with a rail that been rubbing all up against inside of trailer :shock: .Guess it would have come loose even if tied to frame and tire went down.Just left a "bad taste in my mouth" I guess you would say.Just my $.02

Hold on...trailer?I thought you were building a driver?Easier to drive to the track than to haul it :lol:

BELIEVE ME IT WILL BE DRIVEN ALOT MORE THEN RACED :roll: :roll: --BUT I WILL HAVE TO HAUL IT ALOT TILL I GET IT ALL TOGETHER[PLUS- 8) 8) :lol: SOMETIMES AFTER WHIPPING UP ON THE OTHER CARS /AND JUMPING AROUND LIKE I KNOW IT WILL DO--IT WILL NEED A REST :lol: :lol: ]

LIVELY

Yeah.I'm just messin with you.I always haul mine to the track...never count on it getting you home :D Check out RJRides and check out My Garage.Got pics of my FED in there.Gotta show off you know :roll:

Oh yeah ,forgot.Got pics of The Olds,too.Not quite done ,but you get the idea.How's your El Camino comin' along.Lively :wink: