Mix a little Curtis, Harbor Freight, and some Sears and Voila! A WRX that will carry a family AND all their luggage.
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March 8, 2010 9:06 a.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
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March 8, 2010 9:07 a.m. dyintorace Dork
That is a damn good looking car AND car carrier! You have good taste.
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March 8, 2010 9:15 a.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
dyintorace wrote:
That is a damn good looking car AND car carrier! You have good taste.
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March 8, 2010 9:20 a.m. jrw1621 Dork
Remember to bring a spare tire for the trailer, along with tools proper sized to remove trailer lug nuts.
You may never need it, but it really sucks to not have it when you do.
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March 8, 2010 9:22 a.m. neon4891 SuperDork
Well done.
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March 8, 2010 9:24 a.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
jrw1621 wrote:
Remember to bring a spare tire for the trailer, along with tools proper sized to remove trailer lug nuts.
You may never need it, but it really sucks to not have it when you do.
Looks good!Fortunately I had so much extra space that I packed a spare and a full tool set including a decent Jack. Extra space is cool!
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March 8, 2010 9:31 a.m. John Brown SuperDork
Need a set of adapters to use matching wheels on the trailer to make cool fly boy.
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March 8, 2010 9:39 a.m. DILYSI Dave SuperDork
Option B:
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March 8, 2010 9:55 a.m. mtn SuperDork
You need to paint the trailer wheels gold.
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March 8, 2010 11:48 a.m. Woody SuperDork
mtn wrote:
You need to paint all six wheels Silver.
Fixed that. I hate gold wheels. Cool trailer, though.
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March 8, 2010 11:57 a.m. aussiesmg SuperDork
mtn wrote:
You need to paint all six wheels black.
FTFY
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March 8, 2010 12:17 p.m. Gearheadotaku Dork
Good to see you went with the 'bigger' trailer wheels. The tiny ones really suck. Why not toss the box on the roof via removable luggage bars? Granted the trailer has more uses....
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March 8, 2010 12:48 p.m. John Brown SuperDork
Gearheadotaku wrote:
Good to see you went with the 'bigger' trailer wheels. The tiny ones really suck. Why not toss the box on the roof via removable luggage bars? Granted the trailer has more uses....
BigR whhelz R bettar
From CARS
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March 8, 2010 4:10 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
Gearheadotaku wrote:
Good to see you went with the 'bigger' trailer wheels. The tiny ones really suck. Why not toss the box on the roof via removable luggage bars? Granted the trailer has more uses....
I went back to stock suspension and upgraded to 245/45/17 tires at the same time. Internet wisdom says they either fit fine or have no chance in hell without rubbing. I was worried about adding 100lbs on top of the 500 or so we already have in the car. Unfortunately the right rear still rubbed on worn out bridge transitions. I bought a baseball bat for a quickie fender roll before the trip home.
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March 8, 2010 4:13 p.m. MrJoshua SuperDork
Gearheadotaku wrote:
Good to see you went with the 'bigger' trailer wheels. The tiny ones really suck. Why not toss the box on the roof via removable luggage bars? Granted the trailer has more uses....
I do like the big tire/wheel setup. I do keep having visions of the "55mph Max" stickers as we are roaring down a mountain pass at 80mph.
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March 8, 2010 5:27 p.m. 3Door4G New Reader
John Brown wrote:
Gearheadotaku wrote:
Good to see you went with the 'bigger' trailer wheels. The tiny ones really suck. Why not toss the box on the roof via removable luggage bars? Granted the trailer has more uses....
BigR whhelz R bettar
From CARS
They so are.
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March 8, 2010 5:55 p.m. irish44j Reader
nevermind...asked and answered already.
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March 8, 2010 6:15 p.m. Woody SuperDork
MrJoshua wrote:
Gearheadotaku wrote:
Good to see you went with the 'bigger' trailer wheels. The tiny ones really suck. Why not toss the box on the roof via removable luggage bars? Granted the trailer has more uses....
I do like the big tire/wheel setup. I do keep having visions of the "55mph Max" stickers as we are roaring down a mountain pass at 80mph.
I think that the more important factor with the size of the trailer wheels is the life span of the wheel bearings. Eight inch wheels turn many more revolutions per mile (feel free to do the math and tell me how many), so, in addition of greater tire wear, you really have to keep an eye on the bearings.
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March 8, 2010 7:01 p.m. Matt B Reader
Woody wrote:
mtn wrote:
You need to paint all six wheels Silver.
Fixed that. I hate gold wheels. Cool trailer, though.
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March 8, 2010 7:01 p.m. Teh E36 M3 Reader
I think that's the 12" wheel version of the trailer. I've got the HF 4x8 utility trailer and has eliminated my need for a truck. I don't tow any cars, and my trips to the depot just require a 10 minute hook up and take down at the end.
I'll probably get the cargo carrier for the roof on mine for family trips- can't justify another trailer (and don't want to go through the licensing hassle, spare tire/tools, parking etc)
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March 8, 2010 7:03 p.m. Appleseed Dork
"Silky Johnson luvz da gold rimz!"
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March 8, 2010 7:05 p.m. mtn SuperDork
Woody wrote:
mtn wrote:
You need to paint all six wheels Silver.
Fixed that. I hate gold wheels. Cool trailer, though.
I like em. I'm obviously biased though: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/media/img/readerrides/BMW_t352.jpg
