Towing a C2...
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Instructor
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From: Atascadero CA
Towing a C2...
I am curious how people tie down their cars?
I have been strapping to the rear cross member behind the differential, and to the front cross member. I have thought wheel tie downs would be nice?
I have an 18ft flat deck trailer.
Thanks,
Cj
I have been strapping to the rear cross member behind the differential, and to the front cross member. I have thought wheel tie downs would be nice?
I have an 18ft flat deck trailer.
Thanks,
Cj
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From: Discovery Bay CA
i installed tow hooks(there Nukabe tow hooks), before that i hooked the frame in the rear(i didn't have a spare), and looped the cross member in front:
Fronts:
Rears:
Fronts:
Rears:
Last edited by 502c2; Jul 20, 2008 at 08:45 PM.
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Front goes on each lower A arm using a nylon choker for each. The rear gets a hook around each lower shock mount. So each corner has a ratchet strap. I set the P-Brake and leave it in gear. The straps need to be tight, but not so tight that you could strum a tune from them.
While trouble shooting an engine miss (it was the coil) the coil died and left me about 4 miles from my house. My dad came with his Chevy crew cab and a tow strap. The strap was only 20' long! I had to hook the front cross member, then hook it on the axle of the truck to get a flat enough angle to keep the strap from touching the body. When it was all hooked up I was only about 12 feet off his bumper.
Mark
While trouble shooting an engine miss (it was the coil) the coil died and left me about 4 miles from my house. My dad came with his Chevy crew cab and a tow strap. The strap was only 20' long! I had to hook the front cross member, then hook it on the axle of the truck to get a flat enough angle to keep the strap from touching the body. When it was all hooked up I was only about 12 feet off his bumper.
Mark
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From: ct
Front goes on each lower A arm using a nylon choker for each. The rear gets a hook around each lower shock mount. So each corner has a ratchet strap. I set the P-Brake and leave it in gear. The straps need to be tight, but not so tight that you could strum a tune from them.
While trouble shooting an engine miss (it was the coil) the coil died and left me about 4 miles from my house. My dad came with his Chevy crew cab and a tow strap. The strap was only 20' long! I had to hook the front cross member, then hook it on the axle of the truck to get a flat enough angle to keep the strap from touching the body. When it was all hooked up I was only about 12 feet off his bumper.
Mark
While trouble shooting an engine miss (it was the coil) the coil died and left me about 4 miles from my house. My dad came with his Chevy crew cab and a tow strap. The strap was only 20' long! I had to hook the front cross member, then hook it on the axle of the truck to get a flat enough angle to keep the strap from touching the body. When it was all hooked up I was only about 12 feet off his bumper.
Mark
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From: Westport CT
how about using T hooks in the tow hook pockets in the frame, just as God (the General) intended? That's how they shipped them, and still ship them.
that's how I have done it, and there is or should be a whole bunch of posts in the archives here on trailering your C2 (ps, this is an item ripe with debate points - tie the frame down or the wheels, how to locate tow straps, car in gear with p-brake on or moving freely, etc etc. etc)
I rate it two
that's how I have done it, and there is or should be a whole bunch of posts in the archives here on trailering your C2 (ps, this is an item ripe with debate points - tie the frame down or the wheels, how to locate tow straps, car in gear with p-brake on or moving freely, etc etc. etc)
I rate it two
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From: Reno NV
We Use Tire Baskets Attached to E-Track On All Four Wheels...
very similar to the red setup above on an 18 foot flatbed trailer. Works out well and this type of setup does not put any additional pressure on the suspension of the Corvette. It might be pointed out that many of the larger auto carriers use this type of setup in their enclosed car carriers for tying down various makes of cars.
As a rule, we drive our car to any event within 150 miles of home and tow the car for longer distances.
As a rule, we drive our car to any event within 150 miles of home and tow the car for longer distances.
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Instructor
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From: Atascadero CA
Thank you all for your suggestions...
I could use the T-hooks in the rear, but for the front... I am still currently left with the strap around the A-Arm...
For the basket wheel strapping, can that be done without the rail along the trailer?
I dont have a nice aluminum trailer, but a wood based one. I want an aluminum one... but that is in the future.
Cj
I could use the T-hooks in the rear, but for the front... I am still currently left with the strap around the A-Arm...
For the basket wheel strapping, can that be done without the rail along the trailer?
I dont have a nice aluminum trailer, but a wood based one. I want an aluminum one... but that is in the future.
Cj
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From: Reno NV
On A Wood Deck Trailer You Can Install The E-Track...
by bolting it onto the deck. When we bought our trailer last summer, we had the dealer install two E-tracks down each side of the deck at about the location where the wheels sit. The E-track runs the entire length of the trailer about a foot from each side rail. It has worked out great; and only takes me 5-10 minutes most of the time to load our 1966 and tie it down with the tire baskets. It takes even less time to unload; usually less than 5 minutes. 
