Yeah, I've seen some scary stuff and done some of them myself.
My preference is 4 points that compress the suspension.
Tie-Dows 101
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Jesus_man
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Re: Tie-Dows 101
1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow.
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Jesus_man
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Re: Tie-Dows 101
I experienced that extra thump when the body roll hits on a trailer. A corner snuck up on me and was going too fast. It was bad enough when all the weight transferred, but I nearly lost it when the body roll hit. Since then it's been compress the suspension.
1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow.
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Re: Tie-Dows 101
Jesus_man wrote:Yeah, I've seen some scary stuff and done some of them myself.
My preference is 4 points that compress the suspension.
Agreed. I typically tie in a cross configuration, front and rear, with a slight inward lean. PS frame rail to DS of the trailer and close to the tire, etc. Pretty much picked that up from watching Air Force load masters tie down Humvees in C-130s.
Stroppe'd
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One
1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project