congrats on graduating man!!

why dont u just drive the truck

 

just pull it up on the trailer, air it out, then use wratchet straps to hold it down, go up and over the front frame horns, then around the pig in the back.

 

:stupid:

 

i wouldent trailer it aird out if it dosent lay frame. if it does then it should be cool. but it if doesent you could break ball joints and schit! if i was you i would just air it up and trailer or just drive it.

scott

 

Dont' trailer it aired out laying on the deck even if it does lay frame...Lay it out on some sand bags then strap it down..then there is no chance of breaking ball joints etc...plus the sand bags take up some of the shock to the truck from rough roads etc..

 

I have an apartment full of stuff so I rented a penske truck with trailer. On my way out here, I didn't have the couch and stuff so it was no problem to drive, it wasn't bagged then either. I like the sand bag idea, thanks for you help guys.

 

Hey RedX2K1, I am planning on going to wyotech as soon as I get out of high school. How do you like the school?
Would you recomend it to someone else?

 

porks buddy

ya I am thinking about going too. Which one did you go too the one in PA? How was it? Its only about 30-45 minutes away from my house. Thanks

 

Whats wrong with trailering it with it aired up. Then u won't brake anything cause then the truck will just go up and down alittle when u hit bumps. Seems like if u drive aired out u would bust your ground fx or mess something up.

 

Drive with it aired up. This is no different than towing any other vehicle with ground effects.

 

You should always trailer your vehicle aired up. That's how it is meant to be driven, and thats how it should be trailered.

As for tieing it down, you should always ties it down by the frame of the vehicle. That's what the little oblong holes in your frame rails are for. The sell special "T Hooks" that fit into those holes perfectly. You want to load (compress) the suspension when tieing the truck down so that the truck stays stable on the trailer.

Tieing it down by the axle or wheels is a no no, as it leaves the body free to bounce and sway with every bump in the road.

 

Yeah, but if you tie it down aired up and a line blows or it leaks then it will put slack in the straps and BYE BYE truck. That would not be cool at all. We towed my cousins bagged el-camino back from Wyo-tech when we graduated and we did the sandbag trick. We didn't have any problems.

 

just pull it up on the trailer, air it out, then use ratchet straps to hold it down, go up and over the front frame horns, then around the pig in the back.

i have over 10 years of experience in towing every thing from sky rider 4x4 to the commercial lawn mowers and here are a few good ideas to follow.
1. never hook to the suspension, the components may get pulled out of alignment, hook to the frame. also on a rough road the truck is going to jump around which can cause the trailer to sway.
2. air the truck down on either wood 4x4s or sand bags (i prefer the 4x's), i sean a guy loose his truck due to it dropping while being trailered.
3.use the straps over the chains, 4 are better than 2. if using chains try to use 1 binder if possible and use a rag or a piece of wire to keep it shut.
4. don't worry about the ball joints, if you brake them they were bad to begin with or you chained to the a arms.
5.after about 25 miles check to make sure it is still tight and just to be on the safe side check it at every gas stop to be on the safe side along with the trailer tires(not low or flat like i found out last weekend)
6. use good common seance.
i have trailered my body dropped blazer about 10,000 miles in the last 7 years with no problems. i also have never broken a ball joint on it either. i wish you good luck with the drive and congrats on graduation.

 

Yeah, but if you tie it down aired up and a line blows or it leaks then it will put slack in the straps and BYE BYE truck. That would not be cool at all. We towed my cousins bagged el-camino back from Wyo-tech when we graduated and we did the sandbag trick. We didn't have any problems.

Why would an air line blow? If it was installed right in the first place you should have no concerns.

If you are going to air it out, I agree that doing so on 4x4's or Sandbags is the proper way to go...But I have been trailering bagged rides to out of state shows for 4 years, aired up everytime, without a single problem. Like Trout said before me, check your chains. I check mine every time I get out of my truck, and then again before I get back in my truck.

For the record, I don't use tie down straps either. I only use chains, and two binders.

 

I have a LOT of towing experience... damn trailer queens I have towed bagged trucks aired up, and flat ( I prefer to trailer mine flat ). I have towed cars with straps on the frame, and with straps on the axle ( tube chassis cars are sometimes hard to get to the frame ) ... and the only definates I have found are 1) make sure it is loaded on the trailer right, so you have the correct amount of tongue weight... otherwise it tows poorly, and bounces. And 2) use four straps. 1 at each corner. While it is unlikely 1 strap will break or come loose, if it does, the others will still hold the car.
I tried setting mine on wood blocks once... If you do this, make sure you run the straps at an angle. if you run them straight forward, and straight back, the truck will slide sideways on the wood.
I like the sand bag idea, I may try it.

 

w/e

dude just air it up and nothin will happen like that dude said thats how u got to frive it to if its on the trailer its the same thing as if u were drivin it...

 

id say like everyone else air it down on sand bags....that way the sand will help absorb some bouncing....and always check straps they tend to come loose every now and again....alwyas double check them....

 

why bag a truck if you dont drive it?

 

why bag a truck if you don't drive it?

it is a personal preference. i drive mine around town and to shows that are less than 3hrs a way, the truck was built for looks so there was some compromises on comfort. think of it this way i like the way women look in 6" high heels but they don't were them for comfort.

 

awsome info guys :thumbup:

 

i trailor my xtreme all aird out in the back and up front i put a 2x4 under the front frame and lay the truck on that then strap it down, i have went to missippii, bristol and lebanon like that with no probs, the only prob with strapping it down air up is that it could leak down causing the straps or chains to do damage to your body. later

 

why bag a truck if you dont drive it?

Have u seen pics of trouts truck? Most trucks that are body dropped, dont get me wrong i love driving my truck, but being over 6' tall in a bd truck (not stock floor bd) is kinda crampped.

 

Have u seen pics of trouts truck? Most trucks that are body dropped, dont get me wrong i love driving my truck, but being over 6' tall in a bd truck (not stock floor bd) is kinda crampped.

maybe i better explain. i am short at 5'5" and i cant were a hat and drive my truck do to it hitting the headliner. i believe that EyePoppin sat in my truck and it looked very tight for him. the mane issue is head room. due to the custom dash i have a lot of feet room and thats why i prefer to trailer it on the longer road trips plus all my tow vehicles i have owned have working air and cruse.

 

think of it this way i like the way women look in 6" high heels but they don't were them for comfort.

LMAO! slam10 how you gonna say why bag it if you dont drive it? tell that to some hot rodders with ungodly amounts of money into their ride that is air equipped, I know of a guy who had hydros installed just to lift it off the ground to get on and off a trailor, alot trailor because it is worth alot, some trailor for fear of accidents, some trailor because the shit just dont run, in RedX2K1's case it sounds like he doesnt want to risk having it break inbetween point A and B.:boobies: :boobies: :boobies: :boobies: :boobies:

 

September I am graduating from Wyotech and will be trailering my truck back to NY. I have an xtreme, is there any special way tie down a bagged truck? A friend of mine trailered his from texas aired out, is that ok also?

thanks

Hey dude, Congrats on graduating... do you know Alvin Lewis?? He's in the street rod class, he's my brother, he'll also be graduating in Sept. I should be showing up to the graduation. He was sayin somthin about some bagged s-10's in laramie...