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Best tie down system for trailering a car???

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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 01:46 PM
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Best tie down system for trailering a car???

What is the best way to tie down a thirdgen for trailering to a track. If you can say how manys straps and what lengths etc.
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Old Sep 9, 2002 | 07:13 AM
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The way I tie mine down is this, up front under the car by the radiator support there is an oval shaped hole- I take a 2" 10,000lbs strap from the right side of the car to the felt side of the trailer, then do just the opposite for the other side, out back I have alxe straps I wrap near the pumpkin and then do the strap criss cross again. You want the straps running diaginal so it pulls against itself in a sence, I used to run a repair shop for a trucking company and that's where I learned the "trick" to tieing down loads.
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Old Sep 11, 2002 | 11:50 PM
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Lots of bungie cords.
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Old Sep 12, 2002 | 06:33 AM
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Bungees do work better than kite string, they give a little instead of just snapping.
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