Has anyone used a flatbed to haul their Z?
05-24-2007, 01:56 PM
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Has anyone used a flatbed to haul their Z?
I'm moving up to the Bay and I'm planning to do it myself by renting a U-Haul, and putting a flatbed behind it to tow my Z.
Is the Z too low to be put on the flatbed?
Anyone else have experience putting their Z on a flatbed?
Should I just make two trips and drive my Z up there?
Is the Z too low to be put on the flatbed?
Anyone else have experience putting their Z on a flatbed?
Should I just make two trips and drive my Z up there?
05-24-2007, 02:55 PM
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How do you think people take their racecars to the track? Worst case scenario is that you'll need a set of planks to get the car up on the ramps to avoid scraping the underside of the nose - but that's about it. My Z was about 1.5" lower and I had no problem getting it on my trailer.
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for the front of the UHAUL tow, you'd have to probably detach the metal stoppers at the end depending how low your car is and you would need some sort of ramp or planks to get up.. i used metal 45 lb. weights which sometimes shot out so becareful
but yes it can be done
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hey Boneout, how do you like that Z71, as far as towing capacity? with the Z and the trailer, do you have enough? too much? wish you had more? i'm lookin' for a reliable rig to tow my ride around to the track. any suggestions would be very helpful!
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Originally Posted by n1cK!
hey Boneout, how do you like that Z71, as far as towing capacity? with the Z and the trailer, do you have enough? too much? wish you had more? i'm lookin' for a reliable rig to tow my ride around to the track. any suggestions would be very helpful!
great vehicle to tow the Z or any car on, wont be disappointed
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Originally Posted by n1cK!
hey Boneout, how do you like that Z71, as far as towing capacity? with the Z and the trailer, do you have enough? too much? wish you had more? i'm lookin' for a reliable rig to tow my ride around to the track. any suggestions would be very helpful!
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One trick to loading a lowered car is to use opening of a driveway. You should be able to manuever the trailer into a position that allows the trailer to actually be lower which allows the car to get up much easier.
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Originally Posted by n1cK!
thanks for all the info. i think we're going to go with the armada.
armada's a perfect candidate we used one to tow my brother's supra before, but like rick we had to take the bumper off this time because it was hella low
05-29-2007, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by THE TECH
One trick to loading a lowered car is to use opening of a driveway. You should be able to manuever the trailer into a position that allows the trailer to actually be lower which allows the car to get up much easier.
my front bumper is bout an inch and a half off the ground, couldnt get it up on a flatbed without scraping but with a decently inclined driveway, it got up perfectly.
05-30-2007, 05:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Boneout JZA80
armada's a perfect candidate we used one to tow my brother's supra before, but like rick we had to take the bumper off this time because it was hella low
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Originally Posted by Boneout JZA80
armada's a perfect candidate we used one to tow my brother's supra before, but like rick we had to take the bumper off this time because it was hella low
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