Need to trailer my car to get interior put in. I am interested to see what people did to transport cars with low air dams.
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Wheel ramps for the tow vehicle.
Mine aren't here or I would measure them but I believe they are 14" high.
Hook up the trailer. Put the ramps behind the back tires of the truck. Back up onto the ramps.
This obviously lifts the back of the truck but also drops the back of the trailer significantly. Takes the steep pitch out of the ramps perfectly.
I can drive straight up with the kids toyota mr2 and his air dam is 1 3/4" off the ground.
I bought mine but with your fab skills you could put a set together in about 5 minutes
Doug M
Mine aren't here or I would measure them but I believe they are 14" high.
Hook up the trailer. Put the ramps behind the back tires of the truck. Back up onto the ramps.
This obviously lifts the back of the truck but also drops the back of the trailer significantly. Takes the steep pitch out of the ramps perfectly.
I can drive straight up with the kids toyota mr2 and his air dam is 1 3/4" off the ground.
I bought mine but with your fab skills you could put a set together in about 5 minutes
Doug M
If you are not trailering far you might want to consider a "Tow Dolly".
I use them quite frequently with great success & ease of operation.
To achieve the least ramp angle, just use a couple of 2"x12"x6' in addition to the car dolly's ramps.
A couple of heavy gauge screws screwed to the underside of each plank with a 2" of screw shank exposed will fit/drop into the open webbing of the metal ramps to ensure your planks don't slip when driving/winching your Pantera onto the car dolly.
I rent from Uhaul for about $44.00 for a 24 hour rental period...Mark
http://www.uhaul.com/Trailers/Tow-Dolly-Rental/TD/
I use them quite frequently with great success & ease of operation.
To achieve the least ramp angle, just use a couple of 2"x12"x6' in addition to the car dolly's ramps.
A couple of heavy gauge screws screwed to the underside of each plank with a 2" of screw shank exposed will fit/drop into the open webbing of the metal ramps to ensure your planks don't slip when driving/winching your Pantera onto the car dolly.
I rent from Uhaul for about $44.00 for a 24 hour rental period...Mark
http://www.uhaul.com/Trailers/Tow-Dolly-Rental/TD/
Uhaul has a car trailer that you lift the front with integral jack( block wheels) and the rear goes low enough to clear air damn. Thanks to Charlton for pointing this out to me after blocking the trailer for 2 yrs before finding out the easy way.
Will
Will
Thanks guys, that will be helpful.
Will, do you know which trailer that is?
Gary
Will, do you know which trailer that is?
Gary
Gary, I'll try to get a pic tonight as I will be driving by.
Sorry Gary. I drove by and there weren't any trailer there.
I'll keep an eye out.
W
I'll keep an eye out.
W
A bit off topic but have you seen the airbagged trailers? They drop down so the trailer bed is flat on the ground. APCEquipment.com is one that came up on a search. I'm sure there are others. Bet you could build one in an afternoon.
I have seen them and they are very trick. As far as building one, I have too many projects right now. I don't really have a place to store it either.
Trailering a lowered vehicle or with a low air dam require ramps with a very gradual angle which mean the are also going to be longer than a standard car ramp. Use 2x4 posts as pre-ramps to the front tires to raise the front end enough to clear the ramps so you can drive the car onto the trailer. Just go slow and have a second person spot for you if possible.
I made some step up ramps. I actually had to put the front on ramps before I could jack the rear of the car. I was figuring on building some longer ones for the trailer.
I was not sure how much air I could put in the air bags. I initially stopped at 100lbs. After researching the bags it seems 150 is acceptable. At 110lbs the front really came up so I am not as concerned about it as I was.
I was not sure how much air I could put in the air bags. I initially stopped at 100lbs. After researching the bags it seems 150 is acceptable. At 110lbs the front really came up so I am not as concerned about it as I was.
Your air bags will handle 150 psi.I have the Ridetech, we run that pressure.
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I was not sure how much air I could put in the air bags. I initially stopped at 100lbs. After researching the bags it seems 150 is acceptable. At 110lbs the front really came up so I am not as concerned about it as I was.
Thanks, mine are too. I just had not looked into it. I was being cautious with them till I knew.
The other thing is since it is parked in the garage, running the pressure up required the wheels to scoot a little. If I was driving it I think it would pop up sooner.
I have an on board tank. I don't like running the on board compressor long it if the engine is not running so no to run the battery down. I added a fill point right behind the driver seat so I can fill it up with the air compressor.
The other thing is since it is parked in the garage, running the pressure up required the wheels to scoot a little. If I was driving it I think it would pop up sooner.
I have an on board tank. I don't like running the on board compressor long it if the engine is not running so no to run the battery down. I added a fill point right behind the driver seat so I can fill it up with the air compressor.
Installing a fill point is a good idea.