Towing

[machin]

Going to pick up a trailer on friday, just in time for Shelsley... was wondering how many wheel straps people use to hold down their car??? 1,2, 4?

Cheers,

Machin

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

It would be safest to use 4 but personally I would never use  straps over the wheels. The ratchets are quite strong and if you over tighten them well, you risk upsetting your suspension geometry by pulling the wheels. I have loops welded to my chassis at the 4 corners and use these to hook the ends of the straps over.

If you have wheel chocks at the front, I have seen people uise just 2 straps but the back end is then prone to jump sideways making a straight reverse of the trailer near on impossible.

John

[Mid life crisis]

Hi Machin I use four.  

[studbuckle]

4. Why compromise.?

And have always used  wheel straps. Ratched to pull towards the middle of the trailer. Approved method from Brian James

[Blacknblue]

I have always used 4, and again always used wheel straps.

I prefer to have the car move on it's suspension than be tied down rigid using the chassis points.

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

I prefer to have the car move on it's suspension than be tied down rigid using the chassis points

The trailer has suspension.

[thos]

2 for me - 1 looped across each axle.