Better protection from lateral G's
Sid
hottvr@birch.net wrote:
> What is the reasoning behind crossing the tiedown straps? What does
> this do that having the straps straight doesn't
>
> Mike(Still confused)B. 99cm
>
> On Oct 24, jac73@daimlerchrysler.com wrote:
> >
> > I always cross the front straps. At the rear, I try to find a fixed
> > location to tie down to (sometimes this gets creative or needs some
> of
> > those T-toggle eyes that Bob Tunnell has available for purchase) so
> I can
> > cross the back as well. On my '99 Cobra, there are a couple of
> diagonal
> > tube on the IRS subframe that I've found to be the best place to tie
> to --
> > and there I do use an axle strap. The straps aren't crossed, but
> there's
> > enough diagonal pull to my anchors that the back end doesn't go
> anywhere.
> >
> > If you're tying down the back of the car with only an axle strap,
> you might
> > want to consider finding a spot near the outboard ends where you can
> fix
> > the strap laterally. Live axle tubes in particular aren't terribly
> fond of
> > having load put on them near the differential housing and have been
> known
> > to pull out, bend, or just break.
> >
> > Jim Crider
> >
> >
> >
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