Tying down your car

[dagenham]

This question is for you guys that trailer your cars(not too many I think).
I bought an enclosed trailer this weekend, mostly to get a car out of the weather because the garage is full.
Where do you guys hook tie straps to on fox body cars??

[JTurbo]

Axle straps in the rear. Then directly to the lower cross member in the front. My straps have flat j-hooks that can engage in slots in the bottom of the k-member.

JT

[MikeFleming]

A couple thoughts on towing. Real race cars spend 90%+ of their life on the trailer as far as miles go. A typoical national competition drag race car sees maybe 200 miles down the drag strip and 50,000+ miles a year on the trailer.

If the wheels/tyres are strapped down, the suspension is free to bounce all around thus wearing suspension bushings/shocks/etc. while it's being towed.

If the chassis is pulled down some to compress the chassis springs, then there is much less suspension movement and wear while the car is being towed. Naturally pulling it down like that is more difficult that just strapping the rear axle and front wheels.

You cna always get thiose short nylon straps form Jegs/Summit and toss them around the front a-arms and rear axle then put your attaching hooks into the strap loops for the occasional tow. But if you car spends most of its life on the trailer, see above and find a chassis attachment method to hold it down.

[svono50]

While I don't tow my car, I have had plenty of friends that have/do, so I can only offer limited advice. Careful on throwing a strap over the rear axle, pay close attention to your hard brake lines as they can get damaged. Also be careful if you use the front a-arms for an attachment point, they are still a separate piece from the chassis/k-member and can also be damaged during an emergency manuever. I have seen a lot of folks using the tire straps, which is fine for short tows, but on longer tows consider the fact that the momentum of the moving body of the trailer vehicle can and will effect the dynamics of the trailer's actions. I have seen some bouncing bodies wreak some pretty good havoc on the tow vechile's ability to keep things in order and cause some real white knuckle moments. As Mike mentioned, consider adding some dedicated anchor hooks if you plan on doing regular towing. Good luck.