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Smitty2919
post Jan 2 2015, 02:17 PM
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Long story short, last year was my first autocross season and I went all out in mods more than I expected but I had a BLAST! That being said the hook has been inserted and will not come out.

With the addition of my wife wanting to get into a husband-/wife race team (I was ecstatic when she was willing/wanting to at least try) the old 95 Z will get double the runs. My stock 68k mi diff on khumo v710's gets angry and a trailer will serve as a safety net is something breaks.

So I wanted to come to the masters of Fbody racing and all that is involved. Here are some questions I had running through my head.

What to look for in a used trailer off craigslist? (I prefer double axle electric brakes)
I assume at least a 7ft wide x 16ft long. 18ft would be ideal with a 3ft dove tail?
Thoughts on "home made" trailers?
I would like to keep this $1200 and under but know of a trailer proven to work for a Fbody/Z06 owner that bought a new 18ft w/ 3ft dovetail trailer for $2000.

I'm "iffy" on buying a trailer that has been sitting in someone's back yard under a tree with rust etc on it from the simple fact of how well the wheel bearings/elec brakes are holding up. Given a trailer's function, I'm hesitant to buy someone's junk lol.
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Smitty2919   Open car hauler opinions   Jan 2 2015, 02:17 PM
CrashTestDummy   There IS a towing section in this forum, and you c...   Jan 2 2015, 04:21 PM
SS Performance   Buying used trailer can be a bit of a crap shoot....   Jan 2 2015, 04:57 PM
Smitty2919   Thanks guys. Sorry for not putting this in the Tow...   Jan 2 2015, 05:35 PM
SS Performance   My open trailer is a wooden deck with steel beaver...   Jan 2 2015, 07:17 PM
Smitty2919   I will prefer a wood deck so I can not only repair...   Jan 2 2015, 09:26 PM
CrashTestDummy   Our trailer has a steel treadplate deck, and it...   Jan 3 2015, 12:01 AM
Smitty2919   I won't have an option but to store it outside...   Jan 3 2015, 03:43 AM

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