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I want to start trailering the s to the track on a rental uhaul but want to buy my own straps to do it right and not mess up the suspension.

Can someone post some pics of there setups

 

I don't think I have any pics of mine on the trailer. But you can try Mac's website. They are a maker of quality tie down straps. Likely they will have pics.

I use and highly recommend their products (no affiliation). I have their "pro pack", which includes thru wheel axle straps and covers to protect your wheels. Surf around their site, then call them and describe you particular situation. They will generally help you figure out what to do, weather you buy from them or not

 

in the 6 years of trailering my car I dont think I have ever taken a pic of it tied down...
what use to do before I welded on hooks was use the stock body tiedown things.
they are these little metal things that go below the doors front and rear then you hook into them and cross them over each other and then ratchet them down.
now I have 2 round things welded on the front and rear subframes that I tie too...

lots of people say cross the rears and not the fronts but I dont think that matters all that much specially on a uhaul cause it has tire groves

 

I've towed the S on a uhaul many times. Strapping it down is easy, the hard part is getting it on the trailer.

Don't let them give you the "k" sized trailer thats recommended for the S, it's not wide enough.

You'll need to make some ramps and get the back end of the tow vehicle up to get the car on/off the trailer.

Strapping it down is easier if you load it on the trailer backwards.

 

Nearly the better question to ask out here is how many people have screwed up their suspension, or their cars by towing?

I've read a few of these threads and I don't think there is a magic formula. Cross the straps provides more lateral stability, but you sacrifice fore and aft support.
So, are you taking off ramps quickly and putting more lateral load, or are you hard on the gas/brakes?

But, to answer your question, I've done both crossed fronts and rears, crossed fronts straight rears, etc. I've never had any issues with anything. Just make sure your anchoring to the proper locations (i go right into the frame) and the straps are tight and you check them to make sure they stay tight.

My towing set-up isn't ideal either. I'm towing with a ford bronco (short wheel base and tow rating of 5k lbs) and I have a 18' dove tail steel trailer with wood deck that with the S2000 weighs roughly 4800lbs, so I do push that limit, but I also have a trailer brake controller.

 

As Crash noted, the whole argument of whether to cross or not, and where to attach the straps is less relevant with a uhaul trailer.

If you load the car backwards you can use the over the wheel straps. With the rear wheel against the forward lip, these straps provide a lot of stability.

I've tried countless setups on a uhaul trailer. After years of trial and error, I load the car backwards and use the over the wheel straps. I then cross the front chassis mounting points (just aft of the front wheels) to the inside corner D-rings at the rear of the uhaul trailer.

 

The uhaul car trailers have full wheel "cradles" straps that go over the wheels. These seem to work great in my experience...but you have to back the car onto the trailer to get them to work.

 

The argument against anchoring to the wheels (i thought) was that your suspension is still getting a workout while on the trailer. I've hauled with U-haul before and I know the over the wheel ones are all they give you, but would anyone weigh in on this?

 

Id think that a strap going over the wheels like the uhaul one will put much less stress than going around a control arm or through the wheel at one central location - the "cradle" straps spread that load around the whole wheel.

 

I just strap the corners down, I don't cross anything. I use r hooks which insert to the frame and hold it down. These are a little offset from where the d rings are so that will provide plenty of lateral support. Crossing seems more iffy to me. But I'm sure either approach works.

Mac's tiedowns are nice. Make sure you measure how long you need - with my 18' trailer I needed 2 8' and 2 10' straps.

Make sure you take the car out of gear.