914 Trailering Tie Down Question, Where to tie it down? Options

[flat4tom]

Hello all,

I'll be bringing home my 914 tomorrow. I have a trailer but have not loaded or tied down a 914 onto it before...only VW's and my Model A Ford.

This is a stock suspension car, i.e. no tiedown loops on the chassis. I will be using nylon tie down ratchet straps - I have 4 of them and use them on my other cars - the BIG ones.

Question: what points on the car should I use to tie the car down to the trailer? Suspension points, shock mounts, what....?

Any advice?

Thanks
Tom

[campbellcj]

I have always used the a-arms in front. In the rear I looped-through the wheels prior to adding the tie-down brackets to the car.

I do not criss-cross. I am using burly ratcheting tie-downs and I also add a fifth strap in front just for good measure. The car is rock solid.