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Old 03-20-2023, 12:53 PM   #11
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There are no factory tie down locations on these cars that were designed/intended for securing the car for transport. All Camaros are shipped from the factory using straps over the tires. That's the best method to secure these cars for transport as it secures the wheels in place but still lets the suspension do its job of absorbing any roughness in the road that gets transferred through the trailer through normal load paths of the suspension.

IMO next best option would be strapping through the wheel. I don't prefer this method as these types of straps can put odd loads through the suspension and risk pulling things out of alignment or even bending/damaging suspension components when overtightened or as the trailer is taken over rough roads.

Last option I'd use for regular trailering is aftermarket tie-downs like what OP had. It's extremely easy to be too tight or too loose on the straps. Too tight and there's risk of tearing bolts off that are now overloaded as a result of not being designed to handle the loads of strapping the car down in that fashion. Too loose and the suspension can still move around enough to allow slack in the strap as the trailer goes over bumps. Best case there is the car moves a little on the trailer, worse it can still damage/shear bolts off since the body now has some momentum when it slams the strap back to being taught which results in even higher loads than if it was too tight to begin with.

It's not a bad idea to have a set of aftermarket strap points on the car to use in a situation where you have to be towed/trailered and that's the only method available to strap the car down, but if you're planning to tow regularly and have the option it's best to go with over-wheel straps.
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