c6 w/ trailer hitch installed for track days
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c6 w/ trailer hitch installed for track days
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1406
Anybody doing this with their c6? Got pictures of the finished product? Thoughts on appearance? Any clearance issues after the install? Getting in the way of aftermarket exhaust? I'm thinking of purchasing the Ecklers hitch for transport of track wheels.
Anybody doing this with their c6? Got pictures of the finished product? Thoughts on appearance? Any clearance issues after the install? Getting in the way of aftermarket exhaust? I'm thinking of purchasing the Ecklers hitch for transport of track wheels.
#2
Tech Contributor
Originally Posted by StephenSmith
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...dept%5Fid=1406
Anybody doing this with their c6? Got pictures of the finished product? Thoughts on appearance? Any clearance issues after the install? Getting in the way of aftermarket exhaust? I'm thinking of purchasing the Ecklers hitch for transport of track wheels.
Anybody doing this with their c6? Got pictures of the finished product? Thoughts on appearance? Any clearance issues after the install? Getting in the way of aftermarket exhaust? I'm thinking of purchasing the Ecklers hitch for transport of track wheels.
Here's what I do with mine:
#3
Safety Car
How big a pain was the hitch install? I still have the stock exhaust... also, which trailer are you using for tires? I want to do this next year, or I'm stuck with RA-1s for street/track.
#4
Team Owner
The trailer in the pic looks like one of the Harbor Freight 4'x3' ones you can take home in a box and assemble it with simple tools.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90153
My trailer is the one that uses the 12" wheels; they will carry a bit more cargo and the 12" tires are a bit more suited to freeway speeds. The one in Joe-G's pic is the 8" tire version: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42708
Add a piece of 3/4" plywood for a deck and a storage box and you're ready to go
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90153
My trailer is the one that uses the 12" wheels; they will carry a bit more cargo and the 12" tires are a bit more suited to freeway speeds. The one in Joe-G's pic is the 8" tire version: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42708
Add a piece of 3/4" plywood for a deck and a storage box and you're ready to go
#5
Team Owner
Originally Posted by c4cruiser
The trailer in the pic looks like one of the Harbor Freight 4'x3' ones you can take home in a box and assemble it with simple tools.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90153
My trailer is the one that uses the 12" wheels; they will carry a bit more cargo and the 12" tires are a bit more suited to freeway speeds. The one in Joe-G's pic is the 8" tire version: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42708
Add a piece of 3/4" plywood for a deck and a storage box and you're ready to go
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=90153
My trailer is the one that uses the 12" wheels; they will carry a bit more cargo and the 12" tires are a bit more suited to freeway speeds. The one in Joe-G's pic is the 8" tire version: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42708
Add a piece of 3/4" plywood for a deck and a storage box and you're ready to go
Great post
#6
Tech Contributor
The hitch install's not too bad, 4 bolts. I had my shop do it because it's much easier on a lift. The 12" HF trailer would be better, but they didn't have that available back when I got mine. It has been great so far on highway trips, I grease the bearings pretty regularly. Both the 8" and 12" say to limit speed to 55 mph but I don't nor do any of the 6 or 8 other guys in our track group that have these trailers. The trailer assembly is tedious, there are hundreds (it seems) nylock nuts. I wore out the battery in my battery impact putting it together.
#8
Team Owner
Originally Posted by StephenSmith
W Neal,
Where did you get your trailer? I like the little casters in the front too. Enhances mobility for sure.
Where did you get your trailer? I like the little casters in the front too. Enhances mobility for sure.
I am trailerless at this point
#9
Team Owner
Originally Posted by StephenSmith
W Neal,
Where did you get your trailer? I like the little casters in the front too. Enhances mobility for sure.
Where did you get your trailer? I like the little casters in the front too. Enhances mobility for sure.
BTW, the box is from Home Depot. I think it''s a Contico brand and they go for under $50.