Evo Trailer Hauling Information
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Nathan, i finally bought a trailer for my "race car" 
about 2 weeks ago. You know i dont have a camera, so youll have to wait a while for pics. I have 2 races coming up on April 25-26, so ill get my friends to take some pics of the trailer and ill email them to you.
I shopped around forever but never found a used one that suited me. Through some local racers i found this place that builds trailers. You give them the specs and they build it. And the price was too good to pass up. I bought it for 1,499, plus some options. I spent a great deal of time taking measurements so that they could place the D-rings exactly where i would need them. In the end we were still a little off. I also designed a tire rack that i had them fabricate on the deck. I can fit (7) 275 sized tires that are mounted on their wheels in the tire rack. I figured it would save weight to have it on the deck. Plus, it wouldnt be up in the air, so this way its much easier to get my wheels/tires on and off the trailer. Im really happy with how it all came out.
Here is their website. At the bottom of the page there are 3 pics. Mine looks pretty much like the top-right one, except mine has a custom made tire rack built on the deck at the very front:
http://trailernationusa.com/CarHaulers.html
Here are my rough specs:
- 16 x 8.5 (the deck is 6'10" wide, but its 8.5' fender to fender)
- open deck
- pull out fender for the driver side
- 6 ft ramps
- and the tail end of the trailer dips down (think its called dovetail).
The ramps are pretty heavy, so i found a place through a friend to get lighter weight ones. Other than that, im probably going to replace its lights with LED ones.
about 2 weeks ago. You know i dont have a camera, so youll have to wait a while for pics. I have 2 races coming up on April 25-26, so ill get my friends to take some pics of the trailer and ill email them to you. I shopped around forever but never found a used one that suited me. Through some local racers i found this place that builds trailers. You give them the specs and they build it. And the price was too good to pass up. I bought it for 1,499, plus some options. I spent a great deal of time taking measurements so that they could place the D-rings exactly where i would need them. In the end we were still a little off. I also designed a tire rack that i had them fabricate on the deck. I can fit (7) 275 sized tires that are mounted on their wheels in the tire rack. I figured it would save weight to have it on the deck. Plus, it wouldnt be up in the air, so this way its much easier to get my wheels/tires on and off the trailer. Im really happy with how it all came out.
Here is their website. At the bottom of the page there are 3 pics. Mine looks pretty much like the top-right one, except mine has a custom made tire rack built on the deck at the very front:
http://trailernationusa.com/CarHaulers.html
Here are my rough specs:
- 16 x 8.5 (the deck is 6'10" wide, but its 8.5' fender to fender)
- open deck
- pull out fender for the driver side
- 6 ft ramps
- and the tail end of the trailer dips down (think its called dovetail).
The ramps are pretty heavy, so i found a place through a friend to get lighter weight ones. Other than that, im probably going to replace its lights with LED ones.
That sounds like a great local option for you in CA. There's a few places around here I can source trailers new that I've found. I'm mainly looking at open - for the weight and cost. I just picked up a Nissan Titan with the 5.6L to pull it. I'm trying to decide if a 16' deck is too short; they're just easier to find.
Ed; you and your lack of camera!
That sounds like a great local option for you in CA. There's a few places around here I can source trailers new that I've found. I'm mainly looking at open - for the weight and cost. I just picked up a Nissan Titan with the 5.6L to pull it. I'm trying to decide if a 16' deck is too short; they're just easier to find.
That sounds like a great local option for you in CA. There's a few places around here I can source trailers new that I've found. I'm mainly looking at open - for the weight and cost. I just picked up a Nissan Titan with the 5.6L to pull it. I'm trying to decide if a 16' deck is too short; they're just easier to find.
Got your PM. Im really happy with the size of my trailer. Remember, i even have a custom tire rack fabricated on the deck at the very front of the trailer. Its literally on the deck, so its not one of those that climbs into the sky. I just went and measured it to double check the specs.
Trailer:
- 16 x 8.5 (the deck is 16' long x 6'10" wide, but its 8.5' fender to fender)
The tire rack that sits on the deck at the very front is:
- 30" long x 6'10" wide x 18" tall
Since the tire rack sits on the deck, my 16' long deck has become a 13'6" long deck. When i strap down my car on the deck the rear end sticks out a bit, but not much. Either way, im really happy with it. So if my car can fit on my 16' trailer given that tire rack, so can yours, especially without a tire rack like mine. But if you built a tire rack like mine it would obviously fit also. Ill be taking my car to RRE within the next week or so for maintenance and various other work. Ill try to remember to have Mike take pics when i go there.
What about an open deck trailor?
This setup would be lighter, but not sure if there's more danger with debris kicking up under the car?
http://www.econotrailer.com/Open.html
This setup would be lighter, but not sure if there's more danger with debris kicking up under the car?
http://www.econotrailer.com/Open.html
Trailer brakes (electric) are very nice to have, it might be illegal not to have them above a certain combined weight in some places (DOT regulations). They also reduce the wear on your tow vehicle's brakes. But - trailer brakes aren't absolutely essential as long you know what you're doing.
My favorite tow vehicles are Ford vans and pickups with Powerstroke turbodiesels; 7.3 ltr versions from late 90's and up are usually considered the most reliable. Some people say to stay away from 6.0 Ford diesels.
Hope this helps.
That sounds like a great local option for you in CA. There's a few places around here I can source trailers new that I've found. I'm mainly looking at open - for the weight and cost. I just picked up a Nissan Titan with the 5.6L to pull it. I'm trying to decide if a 16' deck is too short; they're just easier to find.
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I dug up a thread that discussed tie down locations and wanted to include it here:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/mo...locations.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/mo...locations.html
I've got a 18' open full deck diamond plate trailer w/ brakes and no dovetail. I have 6' aluminum ramps and I jack the front of the trailer up slightly when I'm loading the car in order to not scrape and it does great. I had to cut off a portion of the driver's side fender well on the trailer so I could open the door with the car on the trailer. I need brakes b/c I tow w/ a 98 expedition. Tows fine. The car/trailer are just about the same weight as the truck. The brake controler makes all the difference. Spend the extra $30 and get the nice one.
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After way too much searching, I think I'm set on an 18' open Aluminum trailer.
ATC seems to be a good name and they just dropped the price 'Stimulus pricing'. Website HERE
ATC seems to be a good name and they just dropped the price 'Stimulus pricing'. Website HERE
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They are really nice so long as you don't mind the decreased gas mileage, have a strong tow vehicle, and extended rear view mirrors. Open is definitely a lot easier to tow.