Best Tie Down Method for Transporting Luxury Vehicles

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Recommendation Please. I purchased your J Hook Tie Downs some years ago to use when towing my 2001 and 2014 Corvettes. They work great. I am planning to purchase a Ferrari F430 in the next month or so and wanted to know if you could give me recommendations as to which of your Tie Downs that would work best. I have an 18foot open trailer and I may need to use the trailer to pick up the vehicle. thanks much

asked by: Lawrence P

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The best way to secure you Ferrari F430 to a trailer will involve an E-Track system. For this you are going to want a few items.

First you will want a set of tracks like the Erickson Horizontal E-Track part # EM19147. You will want four of them, one under each wheel. You will then want to use a set of tie-downs compatible with these tracks and for that the Erickson E-Track Wheel Tie-Down Strap with Roller Idler and Ratchet part # EM58523 will be your best option. You will again want a total of four straps, one for each wheel. To complete this method I recommend using two sets of the Erickson E-Chock Wheel Chocks for E-Track part # EM09162-2 and placing two of them in front of your front tires and two of them behind your rear tires.

In regards to security, this is going to be the best option to keep any luxury vehicle safe during transport. I have included a review video on each of these items for you.

expert reply by: Conner L

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Harold

2/15/2020

There are different wheel track widths, front and back, almost 2”. I understand that the straps should be placed in the center of the tire. How should the E-Track be placed on the floor so the straps make proper contact when tying down the vehicle? Thanks

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Jason S.

2/17/2020

The Erickson Horizontal E-Track - Zinc Plated Steel - 2,000 lbs - 4' Long - Qty 1 # EM19147 come in 4 foot sections, so for the ideal fit you will off-set the front from the back to center your tires. The tire straps # EM58523 will allow for variation and your tires will be wide enough that if you split the difference you'd have no issues keeping the tracks in line and the wheels held in place.

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Answer 1

Powder coating and galvanization are both about the same in terms of rust resistance. If you like the black of the part #e42VR it would work just as well as a galvanized version #e62VR.

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For your Dodge Challenger I recommend using the Erickson E-Track Tie-Down Kit #EM58523-09162-4. With this kit you get 4 e-track wheel straps that will provide you a great way of securing your Challenger. The straps will be easier to route around the…

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You could get by with 4 foot sections of e-track like the #EM19147 with the wheel chock setup part #EM58523-09162-4.

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If you installed e-track on the floor of your trailer like the part #EM19147 you could use the Erickson E-Track Tie Down kit part #EM58523-09162 which would attach to the track and since it has a strap length of 12 feet it would easily fit a 35 inch…

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If you are planning on using an E-track wheel strap like the part #EM58523 (which would be your best and easiest option for securing the vehicle), you would want to space the E-track sections the exact same width as the tires on your vehicle. Right…

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I'd recommend through bolting the e-track into the available cross members under the trailer floor. You'll want to fasten the e-track to the floor in between those points, but the fasteners you'd use and how many of them will depend on…

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On an 4 foot long section of E-track #EM19147 and 2 screws every 16 inches that is a total of 6 screws in the aluminum frame. This most likely will not get you near the capacity of the E-track. I recommend bolting through the aluminum frame so that…

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You should have no problem installing a 225/75R15 on a rim that previously had a 205/75R15, but you should note that 205 is designed to fit 5 to 6-1/2 inch wide rims and the 225 is designed to fit 6 to 7 inch wide rims. You might verify your current…

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Answer 9

In order to determine the torque rating for the lug nuts on your trailer you will need to know check out the chart I attached that shows all of the torque specs for all the trailer lugs available based on stud size, wheel material and wheel size.

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The difference between an load range C and load range D tire in the same size is the capacity and psi rating. The two tires will still have the same dimensions and fit on the same wheel. The D rated tire has a higher capacity. For a ST175/80D13 like…

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The 5.30-12 tires, being wider, are going to make more contact with the road. This means that the noise, and heat build up will be higher than a 4.80-12 tire but the rolling resistance will actually be less because the tire is larger diameter. The…

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Load range B trailer tires are going to have a lower capacity than C load range tires. Basically that, psi rating, and the ply rating are the only differences. A higher load range tire would last a little longer than lower load ranges of the same…

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