Track Trailer

***TitaniumTT*** · 07-21-2009, 03:43 PM

So I came across a smaller trailer that was originally used to haul 13' Boston Whalers. The trailer is too long but measures ~42" between the wheel wells. And it's free. So it will meet the Plasma Cutter and Welder very soon and emerge a track/auto-x/tire trailer. The question is for anyone that has one of these, or anyone that has thought of them before, what things would you look for that would make it the most useable. most effeicent, most whatever?

Phoenix7 · 07-21-2009, 04:01 PM

Room for spare tires, jack/stands, tools, generator for air-tools (charge others to use your air-tools, except rotary people)

***TitaniumTT*** · 07-21-2009, 08:54 PM

I should mention that this will be towed with my 7

Not towed by the Jeep with the 7 on the trailer as well

So far the plan is simple, mount the race rubber infront of the axle and build a 24x24x40" box to hold tools, jack, stands, 12V aircomp, cooler, strap the chairs to the top of it.

Brent · 07-21-2009, 10:07 PM

Sounds like a good plan. As long as everything is able to be locked up and secured, sounds like you have everything you need.

Black91n/a · 07-24-2009, 12:10 AM

Lots of people with Miatas, S2000's, FD's, Corvettes, etc have built tire trailers and there's lots of info out there. Make sure the box locks and make provisions for locking the tires up too. Make sure the tires can't move around when mounted and they may bounce around a bit, so strapping them down tightly is a good idea. You might want to do something to reduce the spring rate a bit, since you'll almost certainly have less weight on it. If it's a multi leaf spring, you can take some leafs out and it'll ride and track better. A spare tire for the trailer can come in handy and it's cheap insurance.

Phoenix7 · 07-24-2009, 12:30 PM

I have a grassroots motorsports issue where they show a race FC with a tiny trailer that carries 2 sets of tires and tools....I'll try to snap a pic.

***TitaniumTT*** · 07-24-2009, 08:14 PM

Please do, I would love to see it.

So I woke up this morning with a general idea of how I want to secure the tires. I'll see how it lays out once I have the trailer. Me being me I always need to have a PJ in the mill. Don't even have the engine stabbed in yet & I'm planning the next adventure... anyway.

A few other things that I think I want to integrate into the trailer are
1)On-board air - I have a small DC powerd air comp that I'm thinking about mounting either in the box or underneathe it with a quick release fitting mounted as well. Probabaly end up with a switch outside so I can just turn it on and bam - air. WOOT!
2) A small drycell marine battery mounted in the box to provide power to the AC, a Dual Link Power Cable hookup thats wired directly to the battery. I have these on my car as well and my battery charger so if i do end up with a low or dead battery, I can jump myself. And when it needs to be charged i just plug it into my charger and there's the Juice.
3) A 12V DC plug - just because
4) some sort of straps on the top of the box for misc crap, chairs and the like.
5) spare tire - good call there black, would've totally forgotten about that one like a dumbass
6) Cooler - Obvious. Will probably integrate this into the box itself as a sealed compartment so there isn't a seperate cooler bouncing around and well, I like to make things complicated.

I dunno, what else could one possibly need? Sweedish hooker stuffed in there somewhere?

07-21-2009, 03:43 PM	#1
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	Track Trailer So I came across a smaller trailer that was originally used to haul 13' Boston Whalers. The trailer is too long but measures ~42" between the wheel wells. And it's free. So it will meet the Plasma Cutter and Welder very soon and emerge a track/auto-x/tire trailer. The question is for anyone that has one of these, or anyone that has thought of them before, what things would you look for that would make it the most useable. most effeicent, most whatever? __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

07-21-2009, 08:54 PM	#3
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	I should mention that this will be towed with my 7 Not towed by the Jeep with the 7 on the trailer as well So far the plan is simple, mount the race rubber infront of the axle and build a 24x24x40" box to hold tools, jack, stands, 12V aircomp, cooler, strap the chairs to the top of it. __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

07-21-2009, 10:07 PM	#4
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 839 Rep Power: 18	Sounds like a good plan. As long as everything is able to be locked up and secured, sounds like you have everything you need. __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM

07-24-2009, 08:14 PM	#7
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	Please do, I would love to see it. So I woke up this morning with a general idea of how I want to secure the tires. I'll see how it lays out once I have the trailer. Me being me I always need to have a PJ in the mill. Don't even have the engine stabbed in yet & I'm planning the next adventure... anyway. A few other things that I think I want to integrate into the trailer are 1)On-board air - I have a small DC powerd air comp that I'm thinking about mounting either in the box or underneathe it with a quick release fitting mounted as well. Probabaly end up with a switch outside so I can just turn it on and bam - air. WOOT! 2) A small drycell marine battery mounted in the box to provide power to the AC, a Dual Link Power Cable hookup thats wired directly to the battery. I have these on my car as well and my battery charger so if i do end up with a low or dead battery, I can jump myself. And when it needs to be charged i just plug it into my charger and there's the Juice. 3) A 12V DC plug - just because 4) some sort of straps on the top of the box for misc crap, chairs and the like. 5) spare tire - good call there black, would've totally forgotten about that one like a dumbass 6) Cooler - Obvious. Will probably integrate this into the box itself as a sealed compartment so there isn't a seperate cooler bouncing around and well, I like to make things complicated. I dunno, what else could one possibly need? Sweedish hooker stuffed in there somewhere? __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

07-24-2009, 12:10 AM	#5
Black91n/a Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 0	Lots of people with Miatas, S2000's, FD's, Corvettes, etc have built tire trailers and there's lots of info out there. Make sure the box locks and make provisions for locking the tires up too. Make sure the tires can't move around when mounted and they may bounce around a bit, so strapping them down tightly is a good idea. You might want to do something to reduce the spring rate a bit, since you'll almost certainly have less weight on it. If it's a multi leaf spring, you can take some leafs out and it'll ride and track better. A spare tire for the trailer can come in handy and it's cheap insurance.