I'm about to make the trip down to florida to bring home my car and was curious if anyone had any experience with this.

The trailer is rated at 1500lbs and is a single axle. I'll be towing with a Lincoln Navigator which is rated at about 8500lbs. Taking into account the 80% rule I should be able to pull around 6500lbs no sweat at all.

The car is about 12.3 feet in lenth and 5.5 feet in width according to wikipedia and other sources. My car currently is missing the front bumper, drivetrain and most of the interior.

Theoretically this will work but I wanted to see if anyone has personally done this. I would rent a uhaul car hauler but I'm trying to avoid the $600 bill for that lol.

 

The trailer will most likely handle more than the rated load since most of the time things are under rated. It's up to you to try it or not.

 

Like stated above, things are underratted most the time as people like to try things. We have 3 seadoo's on a single axle trailer that we built and it works fine.

 

It really sounds like it should work fine however there's always that "what if" factor. I just wanted to see if anyone had actually done this. I'll try it and let you guys know how it goes.

 

I would not put a car on a single axle trailer. No reason or fact, just seems like the wrong thing to do.

 

just rent the uhual dolly . its for FWD cars. and mounts the front tires on. rolling the rear ones. its cheaper and easier.

its the style people use with road trips on there RV's I asked off uhual told me 60$ to rent and 40$ deposit fee and will be returned once dolly is bad at a uhual location


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I've hauled a CRX on a 6x12 utility trailer before; it was missing both bumpers and drivetrain. So they will fit; and weight should not be a problem.

It did just fine but it was only for a few miles but the trailer I was using was a two axle.

 

What's your reasoning behind this? If it meet weight and size restirctions of the trailer then why not? It's a crx shell. It doesn't even have an exhaust on it.

That was my first option but those are also like $400 and my rta's are shot so that's out of the question.

Yeah I know it'll work no problem. It's just the distance I'm worried about.

 

The Jetski trailer made it from Los Angeles Ca to AZ just fine.... You should have no worries.

 

The seadoo wasn't strapped down or anything?! Just like that?

 

No the picture was before the brace on the front and we strap the back down. No issues, with clearance or police

 

If you're concerned, get an IR temp gun from Harbor freight. Just check the hub and tire temps whenever you stop. If they get really high, you may want to stop or find a way to cool them off. You'll just have to do some test runs to establish a baseline.

A CRX without interior and engine should easily be within the weight limit of the trailer. If you are really concerned, get the trailer weighed empty, then load it up and weigh it again. You can get it weighed at a truck scale, the dump, a moving company, etc.

 

if youre not towing WITH the crx, and just towing an empty CRX shell with a Lincoln Navigator, is this really even a CRX question?

youre just asking for approval to overload your trailer.

yes, theres safety factors in the nominal ratings that you could reach the limit and still be "safe". but those safety factors are there because of the unaccountable factors that will probably be encountered in practical use.

such as idiots who think they can tow an oversized load on the trailer and ask a forum if that oversized load is acceptable...

 

Post pics of the trailer. God help you if it's one of those Costco trailers...

 

Thanks for the suggestion!!


No it's not a Costco trailer. I didn't even know they sold those there.