Hi people,

Just after some advice from the people who trailer their cars to the track. Where, or how do you fix the car to the trailer with your tie downs?

I was thinking around each rim, where I could thread the tie down through the rim and back to the corner of the trailer? What were everybodys thoughts on this? Is there a better way?

Cheers

When i've towed the vk, i chuck a heavy duty ratchet strap over the panhard rod/rear axle depending on how far i can reach. at the front i put a hook through the tow loop under the front. rear goes towards the back and front strap to the front.

it stops the body bouncing around. if you tie just the wheels down, the body can still bounce around.

I always use 2 ratchet straps at each end of the car.
At the front look for a tow or tie down point to use, if there's two you win! If not, it may be possible to attach the other one to the crossmember or somehting.
At the rear maybe go off your tow point and there is often tiedown points off the diff housing for the second strap.
I'd recommend not tying down to sway bars, panhard rods or anything like that as they aren't intended to be loaded in this way. Also make sure you don't tie down over brake lines etc.
Also, don't be afraid to crank the ratchet straps down enough to compress the vehicle suspension a little; it helps stopping the car from bouncing around on the trailer while you are towing.

The correct way to tie down your car is off the wheels. You should tie the car down below the suspension thus allowing the body to move about and therefore not increasing strain on your tie downs. There are proper tie downs available from specialist load restraint shops such as Robinsons. If you require more information Google "Load restraint guide".

i always use 2 on the back and cross them over so left side of car tothe right hand side of trailer and vice versa also for the front i use the winch as a last resord and anotehr 2 straps same method it stops an liner movement !

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googled it but couldn't find anything. got any more specific links? i'm not convinced.

I tow mine over the axles for the rear through the tow hook for the front

we have a winner thats the way to go

Aye - agreed, best one here. I do the same, however I use chains on the front. I had some tow loops put onto the axle to make it easier I had a strap frey and break while looped over a axle once, so be careful of that.

dont tie body down

is the floor of the trailer checker plate of grille type?

for checker plate, use the mentioned method above.
If grille type, do it like to tow trucks do it, over the top of each wheel. or on a checker plate type you could bolt or weld a tie down point just in front and behind each wheel.
another way would be to modify a wheel nut and fasten diagonally down from each wheel using a threaded rod type clamp (like truckies use)

Cheers
Ross

It really is the correct method, i have a car trailer and this is what they gave me, a strap that hooks around the grill of the ramp and a loop over the tyre, ive seen half a dozen other trailers with similar tiedown methods and also tow trucks have loops that go around the tyre.

You can still tie a car down other ways but you should always pull a car down by either the diff or by the tyre.

I strap my Vl down with a cross on the front. From the tow point's to the front of the trailer & the rear. around the diff and straight back to the tie down points on the very back of the trailer. Towed it form Melb to the Gold coast and it did not even move.