I'm thinking of getting this car hauler or one like it.



I was a tow truck driver 30yrs ago, I've hauled a zillion motorcycles and I've had a few cars in enclosed trailers. But I have never used a flat bed like this before. My question is, how do you tie it down? I can think of 50 different ways. But nothing I'm feeling warm and fuzzy about. Unlike an enclosed the anchor points aren't on the floor so you're going to have a hell of an angle on the straps trying to tie into the D slots in the wheel wells without getting into the bodywork. I'm thinking maybe soft ties wrapped around something front and rear. I haven't looked hard up front but I imagine the K member has a bunch of places you could use. The rear on the other hand is all suspension arms, half shafts and no axle.

Are any of you using a flat bed like this? How are you securing your car.

Thanks!

It is kinda difficult with a big wheel setup. Also started going through the wheel. Just be real careful with pulling angles.
The Ford tie down points attached are also an option.

Get the Ford Tie down kit and call it a day

I have been using these straps through my wheels.

It's been working well, but I've got a 16 foot trailer and I have very little room to get the ratchet straps between the trailer and the wheels. A longer trailer would help this. Also, my wheels are 9.5" wide and the 38" straps are almost to short. If you have wider wheels I would look for 48" straps.

I would also be very careful about the height of the deck of a 7k trailer. My car is lowered but I don't have any aero stuff and it's a pain to load. I have a lot of 2x's stacked up to get the angle low enough to not drag the nose or the exhaust. I would look for the lowest deck height, longest dove tail, and long ramps.

I had a similar trailer as the wood deck one above. My car is lowered and I had to build ramps and extensions to make it work. Was a pain in the rear loading and unloading.

Moved to a roll back style trailer and installed e-track. See photo. Trailer deck rolls back and allows the car to be loaded. Then rolls back forward and latches in. https://tfttrailers.com/

When the golf cart is not loaded in front of the car I have to strap under the car to the d-rings on the trailer. Otherwise I do not have enough tongue weight. I use https://www.steeda.com/steeda-555-5202-s550-mustang-trailer-tie-down-kit
that is mounted under the front to tie to.

I use a similar through-wheel setup for the tie downs. 94" ramps plus boards at the end and sticking a jack under the rear of the trailer so it doesn't squat and take the splitter off is a little bit of a faff. Getting a winch plate mounted to the tongue/frame later this week so it should make it a little easier.

You can install anchor points anywhere you want on this trailer.

But - how one of the previous responders mentioned - Ford Performance Tie Down Kit is a perfect solution for tying the car down with point on a chassis and not wheels. I've hauled mine back and forth across US for the last five years that way.

I also used those anchors for years with good success. Only switched when I went with a flat floor and they had to be removed. I miss being able to use em.

I got a set of you want a deal. They even include genuine Michelen rubber for good luck.