Listeners,
I just bought my first Tiger and we took it from Kansas City back to Detroit
on an open Uhaul trailer this past weekend...just strapping the car down
with with the front tires strapped (using what the trailer came with) and
the rear axle strapped (one tiedown on each side around the axle tube)
without any noticable paint damage to the suspension. I suppose we could
have add some additional padding/material around axle for extra protection.
The car jiggled around a bit on it's suspension going down our bumpy
Michigan roads but still was a pretty stable ride averaging 60 to 70 mph.
Paul
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
>Behalf Of Anthony & Susan
>Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:48 PM
>To: Tigers mailing list (E-mail)
>Subject: Tying the Tiger
>
>Listeners,
>
>Just as I have gotten use to tying the Tiger down there has been a change.
>I
>normally loop the tie downs around the rear and cross them to the D rings.
>Up front around the bottom "A" arms straight to the "D" ring. Works great,
>got me all the way down to South Carolina from PA and back with zero car
>movement. Now I have the entire suspension and rear sprayed with black
>urethane. Looks great! I am looking for a way to secure the car without
>damaging my new paint. Someone told me to use tire bonnets but after
>looking
>at them it seems I'll have to cut the trailer floor and position 8 "D"
>rings( 2 per wheel). Also I have LAT 9's which have 13" tires, the bonnets
>looked way big. When you need to ratchet them down is there enough room to
>operate them with the car that low to the ground? What type of damage would
>you see if just using the axel straps anyway? Man I hope I'm not getting to
>anal with this, even though a complete restoration will soon be under way I
>still want to drive the car and not sweat it. Help!
>
>Thanx in advance.
>
>ANT 66 MK1A
>B382001859LRXFE
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