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[Ewheels]

If you want to prevent chafing, it's generally good to cover the lines with electrical heat shrink tubing. You'll have to pull the lines to do it, but it really helps. Epoxy these where you can and tie to them to keep the lines from moving. https://www.newark.com/thomas-betts/tc-105/cable-tie-mtg-base-aluminum-25/dp/12C2341 There are rivet on options as well.

I'll add that to the future projects list. I wrapped all the contact points so it should be fine for now.
I'll need to take the front off again for ducting but I want to see how it all performs as-is.

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[tosha]

I was planning just to use a combnation of these clamps and separators for hose management: https://www.improvedracing.com/plumbing/hose-clamps-separators.html

 

[Ewheels]

I was planning just to use a combnation of these clamps and separators for hose management: https://www.improvedracing.com/plumbing/hose-clamps-separators.html

The exact approach I took

 

[TeeLew]

As long as they're just not floating around, you'll be good.

 

[GTP]

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I sold the Leroy tire trailer, removed the hitch from the car (36 lbs lost), got a new set of track tires (so excited to be rid of the RR's), and did some more cutting.
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@Ewheels do you have a post in this thread describing why you got tired of the wheel trailer? Also, do you think putting a ball on a ZL1 tow ring would be strong enough for a trailer?

 

[Ewheels]

@Ewheels do you have a post in this thread describing why you got tired of the wheel trailer? Also, do you think putting a ball on a ZL1 tow ring would be strong enough for a trailer?

Hey Philip,
I got rid of the tire trailer for a number of reasons...some more fundamental and some more personal.
The big one: God forbid I have an accident at the track or something breaks and I have to have the car towed home. No big deal, I have a 200 mile range with AAA but how do I get the trailer home?
Other issues for me were the fact that I got the trailer thinking I would no longer be able to fit 4 tires in the car with the roll bar but turns out I still can so really I never needed the trailer in the first place. I also didn't have a great place at my house to store the thing. I had to keep it in the backyard which was only accessible by a narrow side gate so I had to stand the thing up on a floor dolly and wheel it back and forth. It is not exactly light weight.
Now I have a truck so definitely have no need for one.

I would not trust a tow ball attached to a tow hook. I would not think it could support the load.
I am currently selling my Curt hitch receiver if you're interested...

 

[tosha]

Hey Philip,
I got rid of the tire trailer for a number of reasons...some more fundamental and some more personal.
The big one: God forbid I have an accident at the track or something breaks and I have to have the car towed home. No big deal, I have a 200 mile range with AAA but how do I get the trailer home?
Other issues for me were the fact that I got the trailer thinking I would no longer be able to fit 4 tires in the car with the roll bar but turns out I still can so really I never needed the trailer in the first place. I also didn't have a great place at my house to store the thing. I had to keep it in the backyard which was only accessible by a narrow side gate so I had to stand the thing up on a floor dolly and wheel it back and forth. It is not exactly light weight.
Now I have a truck so definitely have no need for one.

I would not trust a tow ball attached to a tow hook. I would not think it could support the load.
I am currently selling my Curt hitch receiver if you're interested...

Imo, tire trailer is a great option if you have enough space to store it without loading/unloading every time. Would be great if you can just attach it with tires/toolbox/canopy/gas cans already on it and go. If you have to go through all the load and unload routine, and then carry the trailer itself from backyard, that just makes everything more complicated.

renting a small trailer from uhaul is another very economical option and there is no headache with storing it.

I would not trust a tow ball attached to a tow hook.

I doubt it's even legal any highway crash would transform the car into a medieval trebuchet

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