Having been part of the Colorado-Misery towing adventure, I would also
suggest good tires on the vehicle being towed. Seems obvious, but that
35+ year-old rubber may not be as good as it looks. We left the better
part of one tire somewhere on the Kansas Turnpike.
We also had to pull off all the brakes before towing the car from Misery
to Colorado, because they were all dragging.
Towing works (and I made a really nice tow bar), but trailering would be
much easier if you've got the vehicle that can handle the load.
Tim
Colorado
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
efrisbee@charter.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 3:51 PM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: To tow, or trailer?
I've towed many a roadster with a towbar... daily drivers, to "Oh my
God, what the hell is that chunk of rust you are towing?" My longest
trips towing roadsters have been the 850 mile trip from Colorado to
Missouri. I've never had a problem with the towbar, but you do have to
check the towbar bolts every gas fillup. I would definately recommend
welding in a bumper support on to the frame if you are planning to do
that all the time.
Trailer... I have nothing but nice things to say about trailers! I
picked up a nice custom built 2 3500lb axle rig(but without the trailer
brakes) and took a trip to Colorado to pick up another car back in
November. So much easier, you can back the trailer up, and absolutely
no problems/wear-n-tear to worry about on the roadster. I know you can
run a smaller 1 axle trailer for your roadster as well.
Good luck on your decision!
Eric
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