Actually the opposite is true.
Herb Miller
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From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Michael Oritt
Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 5:00 AM
To: F Ronald Rader
Cc: List Healey
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Towing advice
Ron--
Securing a car by the chassis, as opposed to by the wheels, A-arms or axles
places the suspension under a constant load for the entire length of the
trip and can overheat the fluid in the shocks.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 2:03 AM, F Ronald Rader
<f.ronald.rader at gmail.com>wrote:
> Michael:
> my XK 150 is on a truck as we speak. i just E mailed the driver and
> asked what they prefer to use to hold the car down:
> tow hooks or wheel straps.
> the answer from a professional shipper: tow hooks.
> ron rader
>
> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Michael Oritt
> <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> The most important thing
> > is that you tie the car down by the axles (or wheels) and not by tow
> > eyes
> or
> > hooks that are a part of the chassis or the frame--
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