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RE: Crossing Tie-down straps

To: "'Gail/Sid deLeon'" <deleon@sstar.com>,
Subject: RE: Crossing Tie-down straps
From: "Stolz, Ken" <StolzK@mso.umt.edu>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 15:26:44 -0600
Yep - let the suspension on trailer and the suspension on the trailered car
work.

~ Ken Stolz
Missoula, MT
kstolz@selway.umt.edu (The University of Montana)
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gail/Sid deLeon [mailto:deleon@sstar.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 2:20 PM
To: Mark Sirota
Cc: jac73@daimlerchrysler.com; hottvr@birch.net; autox@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Crossing Tie-down straps




Mark Sirota wrote:

> jac73@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
> > Another way that doesn't require twice the number of straps would
> > be to cross the straps so the diagonal pull gives you both
> > fore-aft and side-side components.
>
> However, crossing the straps makes it easier for the car to roll
> over relative to the trailer.
>
> Choose your poison...
>
> Mark

Anyone want to open the subject of: should you strap the car body and
compress the suspension(not working) or the lower suspension points,
tires/wleel/axel and let the cars susp. work?
Sid

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