Transporting a 911 on a dolly???
 

I just bought a 95 993 (c2) to move in with my 85 and was considering bringing it back on a dolly for 600 miles. I would presume that I should back it on? Has anyone done this and is it a wise transportation option. Do I put the steering lock on or just leave the key in to ensure it doesn't lock. Thanks Doug

Rent or borrow a trailer.

Just did it a week ago shuttling my '73.5 and '69 between 2 houses. Towed one each way (90 miles) over a mountain pass with a Toyota V6 P/u. Worked very well. Load facing forward, front spoiler is too low to backwards.

I did an SC targa one time on a dolly and it broke the windshield, flex stress
Bruce

Brought mine from Orillia,ON to Haileybury,ON(400Km) on a dolly like below...with a mini-van. Had no problems, but it was stripped also so I'm sure that could make a difference. Just make sure the area that I have circled has clearance. Mine didn't have much and scared me a few times, but only left a very small scratch on the underside that is barely noticeable. Even less so now that I touched it up.

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I have done this several times. Do load the rear on the dolly, lock front steering in center position is fine.

If you load the front on the dolly not only will you stress the drive train but you will apply much more stress to the chassis because the rear is much heavier than the front and the tow load will be applied through-out the chassis.

When you load the rear on the dolly, 70% or more of the tow load is directly on the dolly and thus not stressing the chassis.

One more thing you could do is crank up the front suspension via the adjusters at the A-Arms but if you do this you will need to re-set the front ride height after. If you decide to do this it's best to jack up the front of car to adjust the ride height, best to adjust the bolts with no weight on the wheels if you are going to crank up the height to max. Count the turns so you can get back in the ballpark later.

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