Trailering your vette?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Temple TX
Trailering your vette?
I have a C5Z and Im looking for a trailer to haul my vette to the track. I am looking at a open car hauler, what size, type, brand trailer are you all using. It is slammed on bolts and not really sure on which one to get.
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I wouldn't use anything less than a 14 foot trailer. I had a 24 ft enclosed that I use to tow my car around in. Make sure you have some sort of ramps to get the car on the trailer. I had to make ramp extensions to get my car into the trailer.
Burning Brakes
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From: Hernando Beach Fl
Look for one with a dove tail, that is where the last 2 feet or so of the trailer slopes downward towards the ground, makes it much easier to load low profile cars rather than carrying boards to extend the ramps and/or having to jack up the front of the trailer to decrease the angle to load. I like a 18 foot trailer as it is long enough to load large/full size vehicle's as well. Go to a drag strip some time and walk around the pits and look at the trailers as well as the cars. I am sure more people will chime in as well.
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From: Converse TX
I will ask my mechanic tomorrow what type we have that I used in Oct to tow my Vette to the Texas Mile
Oh my Vette is lowered and we do use boards to get our lowered Vettes this trailer
Oh my Vette is lowered and we do use boards to get our lowered Vettes this trailer
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How did you get out of the car after you loaded it on the trailer? It looks like the door will hit the trailer fenders.
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Get at least a 16 ft trailer with a beavertail (dovetail). To get up on the trailer you probably will need ~ 10 ft ramps. This can be done by making a 6 ft ramp that fits onto a lower 4 ft stand alone ramp (the dealer can make them). The 6 ft would go from the trailer to the 4 ft. My trailer bed is a little higher than some so with a stock ride height there is no problem getting in and out of the door without removing the fender. A lowered car would have trouble with the door.
Make sure you get electric brakes on all 4 wheels.
Tie downs should be located where you can run straps with T Hooks from the shipping slots under the car to the front and back of the trailer.
Hopefully, you are talking about running at a drag strip and not planning on going to a road course with a slammed car.
Bill
Make sure you get electric brakes on all 4 wheels.
Tie downs should be located where you can run straps with T Hooks from the shipping slots under the car to the front and back of the trailer.
Hopefully, you are talking about running at a drag strip and not planning on going to a road course with a slammed car.
Bill
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Burning Brakes
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From: Hernando Beach Fl
another way to help on lower or low profile cars on loading is if you take a floor jack and put it under the hitch on the truck, not the trailer tongue as this puts excessive force/pressure on the ball/tongue of the trailer. You can lift the back of the truck some, take car not to lift the back wheels of the truck off of the ground as this is holding the trailer in place. In case you can't tell, I hate hauling additional ramps, but I realize in some cases you have too, also selective parking finding a high spot on the ground and parking the rear wheels of the tow vehicle on it.
Melting Slicks
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From: Mayfield kentucky
I have a Sloan's Kwikload trailer and love it. There made in Sherman, Tx. Just lock the brakes pull two pins and back up and the bed rolls off the axles. I to have a lower vette and this is by far one of the best trailers I've seen. www.kwikload.com is there web address. here's a picture of it with my car on it.
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I have a 18' Bri-Mar open trailer with a dovetail, 4 wheel brakes and the fenders will rotate forward or are completely removable. It is made in Pennsylvania, very well built, and it pulls like a dream. I do use 2 x 8's on the ramps to be able to clear my chin spoiler, when the car is loaded I drive the wheels up on the wood ramps, like Todd (Vettes4fun)does, this does two things, stores them, and lifts the car just enough for the door to clear the fender to get in and out. I like the trailer but I like the Texas kwik load better, and am seriously thinking about trading for one before next season.
Melting Slicks
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From: Mayfield kentucky
Becuase the bed on my trailer rolls back there is no problem with doors hitting the fenders. Once the car is on the trailer just pull forward and the bed slides back in place. Go to there web it shows a nice video of it and how it works.
Last edited by vettes4fun; Nov 6, 2007 at 07:13 AM.