<VV> Proper tie down of a Corvair onto a Car Carrier Trailer

[BBRT]

Some time ago, we went thru a bunch of differing views on the optimum way to 
tie a car down. Here is my opinion.

I believe in tying the car to the lower A arms if possible and letting the 
car ride as it would normally. I made right angle brackets with large holes 
in them and bolted them to the outboard shock mounting bolts (front side) on 
the lower control arms in front and to the shock mounts on the (rear of) the 
trailing arms on the rear of a LM. I can then hook those "eyes" and cross my 
tie-down straps to the hold down points of my trailer.  Whether you tie to 
the "frame" or the suspension, provided the points are strong enough, 
doesn't seem to matter.  I believe in making sure the emergency brake (if 
you have one) is off and transmission is out of gear. I do as Seth does; go 
down the road a bit and check the load.

Chuck S
YS73
GT3 89
BBRT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JRVIDRINE at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:34 PM
Subject: <VV> Proper tie down of a Corvair onto a Car Carrier Trailer


> Folks,
>
> I have purchased an 18' long dove tail car carrier trailer for bringing my
> car to events some distance from home.  The car isn't a show car, I just 
> don't
> want to rack up a lot of mileage going the events in the next state  etc.
> Also if it breaks down, I have a means of getting it home.
>
> I understand that you need to back the car onto the trailer to put the
> weight (60% to the rear) onto the trailer tongue.  My specific question is 
> this:
> What is the best and safest means for securing the car to the  trailer.  I 
> have
> been told to chain the front of the car to the two front  securement 
> points
> and then to use fabric straps with ratchet attachments to  the rear.  If 
> this
> is so, what is the best place to attach to on the front  (of the car) and 
> also
> the rear of the car.
>
> I have seen some information that you should cinch the car down (pull 
> down)
> onto it's suspension to reduce bounce and rebound of the shocks while
> traveling.  On a car with a frame, I suppose that would be fairly simple, 
> but on the
> unibody Corvair, I don't know how this could be accomplished.  I  also 
> read
> that you shouldn't bind down on the suspension pieces "A" arms, etc. 
> because
> they can be damaged.  On the Corvair, it seems that the most likely  place 
> to
> attach to would be the lower "A" arms of the rear suspension.
>
> Any information will be appreciated.
> Thanks
> Randy Vidrine
> Branch, LA
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