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| Folding tongue and lock from a top view. |
We have access to an enclosed trailer but many times you can’t beat the handiness and utility of a good open trailer and we do most of our towing with open trailers. Our beat up pair of open trailers had just about given up the ghost. With worn shackles, springs and bearings, non functioning brakes, worn and shorting wiring and bent rails we were sick of continually patching up these rusty piles of crap. It was time for a new trailer, one that we could design to be the ultimate open trailer with features to address all of the annoying parts of race car trailer ownership.
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| Since we have a propensity for breaking trailer jacks as well, we got this trick boxed in and double sided mount for our electric trailer jack! |
Fortunately, we are lucky enough to be located near one of the best custom trailer builders around, Shadow Trailers in Cypress California. For years now we have admired Shadow’s work, all while buying and wearing out cheaper trailers. After settling for cheap trailers time and time again, it was time to get a proper trailer.
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| Our Vault hubs are oil filled so they run smoother and cooler and are sealed for zero maintenance. After burning up hubs and having them fail in the middle of nowhere we know this is gonna be great! No more forgetting to grease the hubs before a long trip. |
After going over our requirements with Fritz Stanley, the owner of Shadow Trailers, we penciled out the specs for the ultimate race car hauler. We wanted something strong that could carry a car as heavy as a GTR without sagging or buckling. It had to have really good brakes, it had to have large tires, it had to be able to accommodate a low car with splitters and air dams without using wood and other mickey mouse things, the ramps had to be easy to use and long, it had to be low maintenance and reliable and it had to be hard to steal. A long order but Fritz simply nodded, scribbled some stuff on his notebook and went to work.
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| Heavy duty axles and leaf springs will last a long time as well. The wheels are dummy parts for test fitting. |
