Car Positioning in Trailer

[BLUE427]

Originally Posted by BDHE

Greetings Folks;

I'd like to take advantage of the vast body of experience here once again to help solve a current problem. I'm curious to see what everyone has to say about positioning a cobra in a trailer for optimum weight distribution.

Hard data already in hand:

-Trailer will have a 20-foot interior floor space
-Tandem axles (3500 lbs each)
-Car weight approximately 2550
-Wheelbase of the cobra is 90 inches.

I don't yet know the weight bias of the car actually is, but plan to run it across some scales very soon to find out where the mechanical center of the car is. On second thought, I'd bet some of you know -- the car is a Superformance, the engine is a Performance Engineering 514 with a TKO 600 transmission.

Ant suggestions or lucid comments would be appreciated!


Bryon

BDHE,
I HAVE A 20 FT FEATHERLITE ALUM, WITH THE 2, 4600 LB AXLES, I PUT THE NOSE OF THE CAR JUST PAST THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE TRAILER SO WHEN I OPEN THE SIDE DOOR THE HEADLIGHT AND FRONT PART OF THE FENDER IS RIGHT THERE, MORE TONGUE WT, BUT THATS OK, THE TRAILER DOESNT FISHTAIL AT ALL WITH THE LITTLE EXTRA WT. UP FRONT. I WOULD RATHER BE HEAVY IN THE FRONT THAN THE REAR. I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST GEATTING ALL ALUM, IF YOU CAN AND A V FRONT TO HELP WHAT LITTLE IT CAN ON THE GAS MILEAGE. 20 FT IS PLENT BIG AND THERES ALOT OF XTRA ROOM TO MOVE AROUND IN IT WHEN THE CAR IS TIED DOWN.
MH

[BDHE]

Originally Posted by BLUE427

BDHE,
I HAVE A 20 FT FEATHERLITE ALUM, WITH THE 2, 4600 LB AXLES, I PUT THE NOSE OF THE CAR JUST PAST THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE TRAILER SO WHEN I OPEN THE SIDE DOOR THE HEADLIGHT AND FRONT PART OF THE FENDER IS RIGHT THERE, MORE TONGUE WT, BUT THATS OK, THE TRAILER DOESNT FISHTAIL AT ALL WITH THE LITTLE EXTRA WT. UP FRONT. I WOULD RATHER BE HEAVY IN THE FRONT THAN THE REAR. I WOULD ALSO SUGGEST GEATTING ALL ALUM, IF YOU CAN AND A V FRONT TO HELP WHAT LITTLE IT CAN ON THE GAS MILEAGE. 20 FT IS PLENT BIG AND THERES ALOT OF XTRA ROOM TO MOVE AROUND IN IT WHEN THE CAR IS TIED DOWN.
MH

MH;

I already have a 20 ft Pace being built to my specs, so it's too late for the aluminum suggestion.

May I ask what truck you're pulling with, and, if it's a 3/4 ton, have you noted how much your truck squats after you've loaded your car(before with empty trailer, versus after with car loaded)?

Bryon

[BLUE427]

Originally Posted by BDHE

MH;

I already have a 20 ft Pace being built to my specs, so it's too late for the aluminum suggestion.

May I ask what truck you're pulling with, and, if it's a 3/4 ton, have you noted how much your truck squats after you've loaded your car(before with empty trailer, versus after with car loaded)?

Bryon

BYRON,
I HAVE A 2006 FORD SUPERDUTY 3/4 TON, I ALSO HAVE A 4INCH LIFT AND 36"TIRES. THE TRUCK COMES DOWN A INCH OR TWO BUT NOT ALOT, IT PULLS GREAT THOUGH, HARDLY KNOW ITS THERE ONCE UP TO SPEED, I HAVE THE SMALL V8 IN THE TRUCK AND IT KILLS THE MPG A BIT, 9 MPG IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS PULLING, BUT THATS 70-75 MPH TOO.
MARTY