I don't know that you can get to anal about securing the vehicle your
towing.
I towed my Tiger across the states and part way back. (almost 6,000 miles
al-together) Most the time I was traveling in the 70 - 80 mile an hour
range. You can run that fast if you have everything cinched down secure. If
you have towed your Tiger that far already... you know what works.
Axel Straps work great... secure the front of the Tiger, and then use a
come-a-long on each axel in the rear. Drive 15 to 20 miles, stop and take a
pull on the come-a-longs to tighten the slack up...
Michael
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Anthony & Susan
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:48 PM
To: Tigers mailing list (E-mail)
Subject: Tying the Tiger
Listeners,
Just as I have gotten use to tying the Tiger down there has been a change. I
normally loop the tie downs around the rear and cross them to the D rings.
Up front around the bottom "A" arms straight to the "D" ring. Works great,
got me all the way down to South Carolina from PA and back with zero car
movement. Now I have the entire suspension and rear sprayed with black
urethane. Looks great! I am looking for a way to secure the car without
damaging my new paint. Someone told me to use tire bonnets but after looking
at them it seems I'll have to cut the trailer floor and position 8 "D"
rings( 2 per wheel). Also I have LAT 9's which have 13" tires, the bonnets
looked way big. When you need to ratchet them down is there enough room to
operate them with the car that low to the ground? What type of damage would
you see if just using the axel straps anyway? Man I hope I'm not getting to
anal with this, even though a complete restoration will soon be under way I
still want to drive the car and not sweat it. Help!
Thanx in advance.
ANT 66 MK1A
B382001859LRXFE
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