towing a 911

H20911 · 08-30-2004, 01:28 PM

So it looks like I have another Hurricane coming my way (florida)
I might get outta dodge if I am in the projected path. Right now Francene (or how ever it is spelled) is headed to florida and I am hoping that it will turn. I really do not think that My house will take a strong cat 3 or 4 on a direct hit.

so the question is
if I tow my 911 behind My jeep Grand cheoke will it drag okay on a dolly? I was thinking about putting the front wheels on the dolly and dragging the rear wheels with it in neutral would the be okay?

I Know that a carrier would be better but the dolly will be it this time....no access

thanks for your help

Tim Walsh · Tim Walsh's Garage

Done it, it's ok if you weight it right and go slow. But if you can get something larger I would. I towed mine 850 miles from Milwaukee,WI to Greensboro, NC.

yogi · 08-30-2004, 03:23 PM

My house will not survive either. I'm going to park my car at the inside part of a multilevel garage, near the middle. Like the kind you see at an airport or hospital. I'll try for the first or second level. They had a show on hurricanes on TLC or the Discovery channel and they said the wind is really reduced at the inside of a mutilevel garage. Good luck with storm.

TMH · 08-30-2004, 03:30 PM

I asked my wrench about towing with a dolly (rear wheels on the ground). He said no.

With that said, however, one of the chief instructors at a driving school I attend tows his track car this way, with apparently no ill issues. For your need, you should be just fine using a dolly.

Good luck and stay dry.
Tom

Gordo2 · Gordo2's Garage

Go with the full trailer vice dolly.

I moved recently and planned to use a dolly for my '83. The day of the move I loaded my car up on the dolly and found that the clearance at the rear, no matter which end of the car was on the dolly didn't leave any room for dips or bumps. It may have made it, but the ride would have been miserable with me wondering which bump was going to thrash the underside of my car. I swapped with a full trailer and didn't think twice.

Gordo

RetroSC · 08-30-2004, 08:36 PM

I used a tow dolly and removed the CV axles. Don't think you want to have the tranny spinning in neutral like that for very long. You can tow it backwards as well, but that may tax the steering lock a bit.. maybe?

kqw · 08-30-2004, 08:46 PM

Why not just drive it to a safer place out of the path of the storm?

Eagledriver · 08-30-2004, 09:06 PM

You can flat tow it or dolly it with no problems. The 911 tranny will not be damaged by towing.

-Andy

jrdavid68 · 08-30-2004, 09:49 PM

Here's how I get to the track:

PorscheDV · 08-31-2004, 10:19 PM

hey guys, great info!

what about with the tranny out of it? for obvious reasons the axles will come out.

any problems with unbolting the axles from the allen screws that hold it to the hubs/shaft? if i pulled out the entire axle, (removed from the hub itself) nothing will hold the hub to the rear trailing arms...

i know i read somewhere where you're not supposed to push or move the car with the axles removed..are we talking the axles removed from the entire hub? or axles from the hub shaft? or both?

just want to clarify!

(hmmm.hope that was confusing in itself!)