- 1. Unsprung Trailers? (score: 1)
- Author: john donohoe <gt6driver@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 08:04:13 -0800 (PST)
- Hello all, I've been offered a free trailer frame, which would be a double axle except that the axles are just stubs which are rigidly attached to the frame -- actually they're attached to a subframe
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00113.html (7,591 bytes)
- 2. Re: Unsprung Trailers? (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Evans <brian@uunet.ca>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:33:44 -0500
- I used an unsprung trailer for many years, with great success. The issues would be the size of the trailer and the load. I towed Minis and Midgets, and the trailer was fairly compact, double axle. Wi
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00114.html (8,423 bytes)
- 3. Re: Unsprung Trailers? (score: 1)
- Author: John.Desantis@inficon.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:54:51 -0500
- I had a trailer for years that was just like you described. With a car on it, it behaved just fine but when I towed it empty it was a bitch. - It bounced my truck all over the road.
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00116.html (6,913 bytes)
- 4. Re: Unsprung Trailers? (score: 1)
- Author: "Elton Clark" <lotus.tony@airmail.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:06:14 -0600
- Lightweight car? Go for it.. If your towing is like most, smooth modern highways, you can do without the weight and complication of springs. I towed a formula vee thousands of miles on a trailer we b
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00117.html (7,117 bytes)
- 5. Re: Unsprung Trailers? (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Sieling" <Rogsie@telesistech.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 16:01:43 -0500
- My Lotus Eleven came with a little single axle unsprung trailer. Like one other's comments, with a car on it, it was fine. Without, it bounced all over, but didn't cause a problem w/ the Aerostar we
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00118.html (7,667 bytes)
- 6. Re: Unsprung Trailers? (score: 1)
- Author: lwdent <lwdent@fwi.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 16:55:49 -0500
- I also ran a Lotus S 7 on an unsprung trailer for years. No problem. Even ran a Sting Ray one season on a dual axle unsprung. Same story. The shocks on the race car do work harder since the race car
- /html/vintage-race/2001-02/msg00120.html (6,920 bytes)
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