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How do you load car on trailer with no rear end or wheels?

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I am debating to either try to use some C body springs from a 71 New Yorker as I do not have a pair of B body springs and I do have a b-body rear to get a rear underneath a B-body car to load onto trailer and want to make a roller out of the car just to push around on 4 wheels when it is on the ground. Not sure whether springs will mate up in the front as I did not measure anything yet. I don't care if the rear springs bolt up I will just let the mounting area go tight up under the rear flooring of the body. Is there some other way to build a dolly or rig something up so I have wheels underneath the rear end? The type of trailer I have is a OPEN center trailer so I need to have the wheels able to load on the outside part of trailer on ramps. I am not looking to buy a pair of B body springs to install on it. Seems to be a long time ago I did see some type of dolly system someone built to move their car around.

Thnks,

Wizard
 
You're not driving it, probably don't even need the springs. Use some sturdy 4X4 posts the right length and lag bolt your axle to them.
 
maybe a trailer straight axle with wheels?
 
Photon440 said:
You're not driving it, probably don't even need the springs. Use some sturdy 4X4 posts the right length and lag bolt your axle to them.
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That's a good idea. I guess the weight of the axle pushing up on the rails will keep it from shifting around?
 
Wizard said:
That's a good idea. I guess the weight of the axle pushing up on the rails will keep it from shifting around?
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You think I would have enough clearance with the 4x4 up against the rails for the rear wheels to turn or you think I would have to somehow but some spacer blocks in there to give me enough clearance? If need spacer blocks, guess I would have to put some scabs on the side so as to keep the spacer block from shifting out of place on the upper part of the rail? What do you think?
 
Wizard said:
You think I would have enough clearance with the 4x4 up against the rails for the rear wheels to turn or you think I would have to somehow but some spacer blocks in there to give me enough clearance? If need spacer blocks, guess I would have to put some scabs on the side so as to keep the spacer block from shifting out of place on the upper part of the rail? What do you think?
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Guess I could put like 4 posts together and that may give me enough clearance for the wheels to turn and would not have to worry about the little spacer block on the top part of wheel coming out as the 4 post tied together would do it.
 
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I just pulled this Fury up on my trailer using the winch. No front tires & the hubs disconnected as I sold the disc brakes off it. I was hauling it to a shop to vpcut the floors out to use for my 300 Chrysler so I didn't want to damage anything. Had it high enough to slid ride on with the cars frame
 
Wizard said:
You think I would have enough clearance with the 4x4 up against the rails for the rear wheels to turn or you think I would have to somehow but some spacer blocks in there to give me enough clearance? If need spacer blocks, guess I would have to put some scabs on the side so as to keep the spacer block from shifting out of place on the upper part of the rail? What do you think?
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Since leaf springs should be nearly flat, the posts ought to give similar clearance. But if you have to, you could turn the differential upside down and have the spring pads on top of the axle tubes for this arrangement.
 
Hi Wizard,
Look at my 65 on the trailer. I fabbed 4-3" angle iron legs with plates and casters that bolt on the rear at the front spring attachment and on the front at the bumper bracket attachment point. The front has smaller angle iron located and welded parallel to the ground to stabilize the front legs. I can spin this car around inside the shop by myself.
Mike
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493 Mike said:
Hi Wizard,
Look at my 65 on the trailer. I fabbed 4-3" angle iron legs with plates and casters that bolt on the rear at the front spring attachment and on the front at the bumper bracket attachment point. The front has smaller angle iron located and welded parallel to the ground to stabilize the front legs. I can spin this car around inside the shop by myself.
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This is another good idea. How does it move around on the grass? I may have to get bigger wheels as I will not be rolling it around on a flat hard surface like concrete or anything. I would be moving it on the grass/soft dirt. Possibly I could get some bigger wheels at Harbor freight or rig up a straight axle on the back with some old lawn mower wheels. The front wheels I can put tires on as I have hubs on them.

Thnks for the ideas. Keep them coming
 
Here are some pics of what I made for transportation. I used some scrap 1/4" X 3" aluminum angle. I had to change a few things to make them work on different bodied cars but they worked great for me. I used them on 2 Challengers and my 68 Charger. Just sold them at a swap meet last month.

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Sixpactogo said:
Here are some pics of what I made for transportation. I used some scrap 1/4" X 3" aluminum angle. I had to change a few things to make them work on different bodied cars but they worked great for me. I used them on 2 Challengers and my 68 Charger. Just sold them at a swap meet last month.

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This is getting better and better. I like what I see there. I just need bigger tires for it to be moved around on rough terrain. Will not be moving car around on blacktop or cement.
 
I got these from summit for about $275 and they work great. If you needed too, you could probably modify 2 crossbars and extend the wheels further out if you needed since mine are kind of close together. My rolled pretty easy on grass and gravel but it is also, just a light shell.

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plymouthman72 said:
I believe they are 8 inches tall x 2 inches wide.
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Okay, was just shopping Home Depot and Harbor Freight on line. They sell solid polyurethane caster wheels (home depot) from size 10 in to 12 in diameter. That should work. Can mig weld some metal to them and bolt them up.
 
I makewhat I call "magic legs" using stel scrap and Harbor Freight casters all the time. I think I have 3-4 sets at this point b/c everything is torn apart...lol. Get the largest diameter wheel you can if it has to roll on dirt or up ramps/transitions into garage, etc.
 
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