<VV> Corvair Specific Trailers

[Mike Kost]

Jim,

I haven't done the math but I could measure my trailer (if I remember) 
when I get home. I bought mine used about 20 years ago and have no 
problem pulling it on forward. My trailer is all metal and takes 3 
people to move by hand due to the long front and tongue. The main key is 
the positioning of the car relative to the axles (I wouldn't use less 
than 2). Several suggestions would be: Make sure the trailer sits high 
enough on the suspension to clear the fender with the door with the 
shortest tires on the car which you might ever use. Use ramps which are 
as long as possible and well supported. If you are going to leave the 
center open, make sure the care will still fit on the trailer with the 
tires and wheels giving the narrowest track. If the center is open, make 
a set of removable plates to fill in the center (you never know what 
else you might want to haul on the trailer. Make provisions for 
removable sides (see previous suggestion). Add plenty of tie down 
provisions. consider stabilizer jacks permanently attached to the rear 
so that loading and unloading can be done while unhitched.

Mike Kost
SMCC

James Dallas wrote:

>I was thinking of building a Trailer for my corvair (to haul to race tracks) and I was wanting to load the car in the conventional manner (nose first).  The usual rule of thumb is one inch of setback on the axles for every foot of length of the bed.  But with the weight of the corvair I know it has to be more but how much?  Has anybody done the math?
>
>Jim Dallas 
>MCCA
>GNRT
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