If you put restraints on the chassis but don't compress the suspension
sufficiently the restraints will go slack in a jounce situation and when the
suspension rebounds and you hit the limits of the restraints you put a lot of
kinetic stress on the restraints and the attachment points. When you are
hauling a car like a TR with a stiff, overdamped suspension there is little
secondary bouncing. If you are hauling a 70's vintage Cadillac, on the other
hand...
Dave Massey
-----Original Message-----
From: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
To: Shop Talk List <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wed, Sep 9, 2015 1:37 am
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Enclosed car trailer
On Tue, 8 Sep 2015, Brad Kahler wrote:
> How much room do you have for the
ratchet straps when using the wheel nets
> (bonnets)? I'm starting to think
that in the confined spaces of an
> enclosed trailer it might be somewhat of a
pain to try get the wheel nets
> around the wheels.
The other question
is, do you want to secure the load in the trailer,
or just the wheels?
I know some people like the idea of 1 to 3 tons of vehicle flopping
around in
their trailer... I do not. I think it's insane, but to each his
own. I tie
down the chassis, not just 100 pounds of wheels. I have
tied-down just the
wheels a few times in a pinch ( someone else's car
lacking anchors, etc ) and
hated it.
--
David
Hillman
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