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Old 10-28-2012, 02:13 AM   #1
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Ive been dead set on lowering my truck 5/7, but something just crossed my mind. Loading it on a trailer. I plan on taking it to shows as far as Florida. So the question is, how do you guys go about loading ur lowered rigs onto a ordinary car trailer?
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Old 10-28-2012, 08:20 AM   #2
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long 2x4 or something else to extend the ramp to make it shallower
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Old 10-28-2012, 09:35 AM   #3
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Put a 4x4 posts or something big under the trailer jack to try to get it as high as you can. Depending on how big of a dove tail the trailer has, if it has one at all.
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Old 10-28-2012, 10:42 AM   #4
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So lifting the front or lengthening the ramps would be the only way. Never really thought about lifting the front of the trailer. Ramps crossed my mined but wood ramps wouldn't stand a chance. Maybe backing up to a curb or driveway, giving the ramps a little lift.
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Old 10-28-2012, 01:28 PM   #5
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or back trailer up to a hill always works well
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Old 10-28-2012, 02:02 PM   #6
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Thats what id do. Find a hill that works and you will damn near be able to drive straight on with no incline whatsoever
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Old 10-28-2012, 03:14 PM   #7
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Don't put it on a trailer... Just drive it, enjoy it
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Originally Posted by Dubmission82 View Post
Don't put it on a trailer... Just drive it, enjoy it
That's my opinion. Why build it if you don't feel safe driving it as far as you want to drive.
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Originally Posted by Professorkaos View Post
That's my opinion. Why build it if you don't feel safe driving it as far as you want to drive.
Because when the trucks 29 years old and parts are hard as hell to find. Its a bit different lol.
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Old 10-28-2012, 03:16 PM   #10
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Im gunna have to search for a hill around town. Lol or make some long ass ramps. But to make ramps thatll be strong enough to not bend, and thatll make them way heavy.
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