Author Topic: Trailers - getting it there in one piece.  (Read 4287 times)

Offline retroboy

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Trailers - getting it there in one piece.
« on: July 25, 2014, 04:01:06 AM »
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Many many years ago I ran a 160" WB FED with a mild steel chassis and a VW torsion bar front suspension. I used straps over the back tyres and some stretchy elastic strap about 3" wide from a furniture maker over the front axle to hold it all down on my open trailer. Never had  a problem.  Fast forward to today and I'm about to go racing again after at least 25 years away. I have an old chassis which I've front halved and this time I have solid mounted (welded) the front axle to the frame. How do I tie this to an open trailer on leaf springs without breaking the frame on our less than ideal roads? Should I suspend the chassis just forward of the engine?
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Re: Trailers - getting it there in one piece.
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2014, 04:49:14 AM »
Howdy
Many many years ago I ran a 160" WB FED with a mild steel chassis and a VW torsion bar front suspension. I used straps over the back tyres and some stretchy elastic strap about 3" wide from a furniture maker over the front axle to hold it all down on my open trailer. Never had  a problem.  Fast forward to today and I'm about to go racing again after at least 25 years away. I have an old chassis which I've front halved and this time I have solid mounted (welded) the front axle to the frame. How do I tie this to an open trailer on leaf springs without breaking the frame on our less than ideal roads? Should I suspend the chassis just forward of the engine?
Cheers
Tony

I bought one of these on a recommendation from a friend. It works really well.



slide the deflated stabilizer under the most flexible point in the chassis and inflate it to 15-20 PSI. It will support some of the weight of the vehicle and minimize the effects of trailering.



You can find it here  http://www.macscustomtiedowns.com/product/256/Dragster

One recommendation is to insert a small sheet of thin plywood between the stabilizer and the chassis in case there are any protruding bolts on the under side of the chassis.
« Last Edit: July 25, 2014, 04:52:31 AM by GlennLever »
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