You cannot crank the car down hard enough to where the suspension is
bottomed out (nor would you want to) so the shocks, etc. will still be
moving.
Should you choose to tie car down by the chassis be sure to check the state
of things often as because the suspension can still compress the straps are
liable to loosen.
It is also recommended to not cross the straps--in the event one side or the
other comes loose the other strap will now be slack and the vehicle can
easily shift from side to side. Keep the straps as straight fore and aft as
possible.
My work here is done.
Best--Michael Oritt
On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Peter Ryner <pryner at verizon.net> wrote:
> My thoughts exactly. How can the shocks heat up if they are not moving?
>
> I've towed LBCs all over the country and found that if I just hold the car
> down by the axles the body tends to bounce and the car will move on the
> trailer. On a long trip like over 1000 miles, the movement can be
> significant. That said, my old cars didn't have tie down hooks so I
> couldn't tie them down by the body. The best solution I came up with was to
> tie the axles down using four straps in an X. If I had a very long
> distance to travel and had other items on the trailer such as spare engines,
> transmissions and the like where the car had little room to move around, I
> blocked the wheels on the sides with 2X4 pieces so the car wouldn't bounce
> sideways. It never moved forward and backwards. Works like a champ as long
> as you have a wood bed to attach the 2X4s.
> Just my experience.
> Pete
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herbert Miller" <hgmiller3 at qwest.net>
> To: "'Michael Oritt'" <michael.oritt at gmail.com>; "'F Ronald Rader'" <
> f.ronald.rader at gmail.com>
> Cc: "'List Healey'" <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, July 09, 2011 8:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Towing advice
>
>
> Actually the opposite is true.
>>
>> Herb Miller
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.**
>> team.net <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
>>
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