towing a trailer

[mrsleeve]

Well what you really have to take into consideration is going to be tongue weight when and your CGVW rating.

I think your gonna be hard pressed to even try it with an e30 but thats me

Cheap little light duty trailers are a big no no for a long haul, you will eat the fuck outta the wheel bearings and then be really fucked. But what do I know I only have done this kinda shit a few times.

[oxymoron]

this is a lot of really good info and a lot less flaming than i expeted so i have to show some appreciation to you guys, and also, i looked into the harbor freight trailer and it seems like a good idea cost wise, but i dont want to risk problems with wheel bearings. is the $250 to ship it a complete guess or has anybody shipped something like that before ? also the value of the box and its contents is at least $10k. so i definately want to insure it .

[Exodus_2pt0]

A friend of mine bought a HF motorcycle trailor and used it from the DC area out to the Dragon without issue. That was with 2 YZF600's on it, no issues that I ever heard about.

[TobyB]

consider the small $350 harbor freight trailer,

This. The one with 12" wheels.
Then put some of the tools into the FRONT seat of the E30. Maybe some
more into the trunk, too. That gets a few hundred pounds off the trailer and into the
car. Don't add any more weight to the trailer than you have to, but crap, on the
freeway for hours, boredom's gonna be the biggest danger, not your toad.

That said, replace the HF wheel bearings with decent (Japanese, whatever) ones and
pack 'em with good grease.

Oh, yeah, and you'll have to sleep on top of the thing to keep it from getting
ripped off in Cheyanne or Pocatello or Butte or somewhere...

heh.

t

[oxymoron]

really? i just got a quote and the cheapest shipping is about $900. but with the gas id save, money saved on cost of trailer and a hitch it is about the same, plus my gas mileage .

[oxymoron]

also i am having a buddy that drove out in 44 hours straight (only to tahoe) but he will be joining me to switch off. that said, im going to look into the cost of shipping more because the drive will be a lot more fun without a trailer, and gas mileage will be way better

[mrsleeve]

Yes ship it and if you have 2 people and all kinds of shit in there your going to be close to the GVW of an e30 alone, let alone 4-600 lbs of tongue weight on the hitch behind the rear axle, makes for a dartty ride that way

[WhyNot]

Also, you rat bastard, I want that hitch.

check your pm
hitch envy is not good

[MAXELHOFF]

take it easy. Drive like Sunday.

http://www.etrailer.com/faq-trailertowtips.aspx

Image from Mr 325 on R3v. Ask him. That's about the same weight...right?

[mrsleeve]

^

[Dozyproductions]

hey guys, looks like a number of situations is pointing me towards moving back to the east coast, and the cost of a uhaul to towing my car is out of control. the problem is i need to bring back my tool box with me. so im thinking about the smallest uhaul rental trailer. my question is, who tows things with their e30s ? its a 5 speed 325is with a 3.93 lsd. i figure my tools weigh about 750-900 lbs. the box weighs 500 lbs empty

drove the smallest Uhaul closed trailer they had. I drove from east texas back to san diego with it being full of all my friends shit including bed, frames, drawers and all his other shit i couldnt fit in the e30. Made it with just barely over on the 8 getting into san diego.