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just picked a used 28 ft enclosed trailer. this is new for me. can anyone shed some light on where the car should be placed in the trailer. car is 68 nova. one guy said center it over the 2 axels any thoughts ? thanks john
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Congrat's! 28 is a good size, room enough for your car and a 4 wheeler, tight but it'll fit. On my 24' trailer I have my car back so the parachute will clear the back door. I need about all the room I can get up front of the car. You could probably move yours forward some with the longer trailer. Just be aware of the tongue weight you're putting on the truck, wouldn't hurt to scale it and see when you're completely loaded - tools/generator/fuel, etc. It WILL be heavier than you think lol
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We have a 24 foot enclosed and we can get my car and a pretty good size 4 wheeler(400cc) in there but it is tight..
Its always good to try to equalize the weight in the trailer like john said. But I think that the type of truck you are using to pull all this with also is a factor, because some trucks can handle/like more tongue weight then others. My dads 2003 Dodge diesel 6 speed has a aftermarket bed on it and is really beefy. So it likes to have a good amount of tongue weight. We always try to get the trailer on level ground and look at the spring equalizers(or whatever there called) that are between the two tires to see how much weight is on the front or rear. Hope this helps..
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Its always good to try to equalize the weight in the trailer like john said. But I think that the type of truck you are using to pull all this with also is a factor, because some trucks can handle/like more tongue weight then others. My dads 2003 Dodge diesel 6 speed has a aftermarket bed on it and is really beefy. So it likes to have a good amount of tongue weight. We always try to get the trailer on level ground and look at the spring equalizers(or whatever there called) that are between the two tires to see how much weight is on the front or rear. Hope this helps..
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x2John_Heard wrote:Congrat's! 28 is a good size, room enough for your car and a 4 wheeler, tight but it'll fit. On my 24' trailer I have my car back so the parachute will clear the back door. I need about all the room I can get up front of the car. You could probably move yours forward some with the longer trailer. Just be aware of the tongue weight you're putting on the truck, wouldn't hurt to scale it and see when you're completely loaded - tools/generator/fuel, etc. It WILL be heavier than you think lol
Get it weighed.
know these 4 things:
empty weight of truck w/o trailer
empty weight of truck w/empty trailer
empty weight completely loaded
weight of rear axle while completely loaded. This is the number on the door jam sticker that you will overload first. The load levelers will help this number
I Know that sounds like over kill and a complete pain in the a$$, but it's worth it. You only have to do it once. Then you know know exactly where your at. Estimate the weight after that. You will also know what tires(use actual weight rating on tire) are best for the truck and trailer come time to buy them.
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'70 GS Stage 1, 466 BBB, 11:1,wiesco pistons, stock rod, ported Edelbrock heads, 1.55 rollers, single plain intake, 950 Quickfuel, aeromotive ss pump, TH400, 9" PTC converter, 3.90 12bolt, NOS Mini, NX Single entry Crossbar
Here... read the last post in this while your at it... i went into t a better explanation there.
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'70 GS Stage 1, 466 BBB, 11:1,wiesco pistons, stock rod, ported Edelbrock heads, 1.55 rollers, single plain intake, 950 Quickfuel, aeromotive ss pump, TH400, 9" PTC converter, 3.90 12bolt, NOS Mini, NX Single entry Crossbar
'70 GS Stage 1, 466 BBB, 11:1,wiesco pistons, stock rod, ported Edelbrock heads, 1.55 rollers, single plain intake, 950 Quickfuel, aeromotive ss pump, TH400, 9" PTC converter, 3.90 12bolt, NOS Mini, NX Single entry Crossbar
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