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NISMO Grand Master

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Yeah i think he was talking close to 1k above a normal trailer for the same thing.

You'd probably save in things like fuel if your towing weekly and even wear and tear on the tow car (towing less weight) but if your using it once every few months, then i dunno know.

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yea want a r34 gtr

they are the first stepping stone to it

you want 34 GTR, and I want 1 less 34 GTR. we should talk. how many 31s will you give me for it? though I guess in your eyes a good 31 is worth 2 or 3 R34s so I'm probably out of luck...

and on a serious note, 34 wheels are awesome. I had some on my last 32 GTR and loved 'em. and they look hot on S15s too. trying to track down a cheap set for my mate. I bought an S15 for him, and it desperately needs some wheels. it's white too and they look sweet on white.

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you want 34 GTR, and I want 1 less 34 GTR. we should talk. how many 31s will you give me for it? though I guess in your eyes a good 31 is worth 2 or 3 R34s so I'm probably out of luck...

and on a serious note, 34 wheels are awesome. I had some on my last 32 GTR and loved 'em. and they look hot on S15s too. trying to track down a cheap set for my mate. I bought an S15 for him, and it desperately needs some wheels. it's white too and they look sweet on white.

Did you buy me a S15 for xmas?

I will go buy some vaseline to repay you :P

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I've been looking at trailers for a bit now and I came across this from a magazine, little more expensive than the trailers I have seen in the last 9 pages but it seems good to me.

http://motorsporthauler.com.au/open_haulers.html

It would be used to tow an R32 GTST which would be stripped to the bare minimum for drifting, probably weighing around 1100kg :santa:

What do you guys think? Also im in Darwin so im wondering if there is a hefty delivery charge in there too?

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Neil Grand Master

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Yeah i think he was talking close to 1k above a normal trailer for the same thing.

You'd probably save in things like fuel if your towing weekly and even wear and tear on the tow car (towing less weight) but if your using it once every few months, then i dunno know.

An all aluminium trailer for 1 grand above a steel trailer,,,I'd like to see that.

I'll take 3 and ship 1 to N.T. for mitch.

Neil.

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guys,

wondering if you can give me some advice on which electric winch to have for the trailer, i am looking through the web and there are some many.

What specs should i be looking at to pull up the car?

Rolling it would not be that heavy but thinking if worse comes to worse an crash or cause something that won't let the car roll what will be able to drag it up onto the trailer?

Car - S14a i have not weight it but would be around 1200kg or less.

Matt

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I just bought a 3000lbs (1360kg) electric winch off ebay for about $90 delivered, but then my car is only 600kg so you'd want maybe a 3500lbs just to be safe.

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we mostly use the cheapy 1000kg/2000lb super cheap ones. around $50-100 and specs similar to:

Specifications:

1) Rolling capacity: 6,000lbs

2) Marine capacity: 5,000lbs

3) Pulling capacity: 2,000lbs

They can be painfully slow but are adequate for pulling even a heavy car up. We have used them for cars with good wheels/flat or broken wheels/on dollies or jacks/no wheels(dragging).

We have now upgraded to something bigger but even the cheapest ones are good enough to drag up a skyline.

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sounds like you guys might need to invest in a flat bed truck with a high-abb.

The new winch is 2000kg stationery, something like 6t rolling.

Got it when

a/ we didn't have a winch

b/ the car we had to move rolled 6 times and had 2 wheel torn off.

Its overkill though the small ones are fine.

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Hook and keeper or s-hook ratchets and why?

My tie down points (eye bolts) are suited nicely for s-hook but not at all for hook and keeper style ratchets. I could use a d-shackle to make it ideal but I see plenty of s-hook style ratchets that are easily rated above what I need.

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