Torsen differential
edkellock at juno.com
edkellock at juno.com
Tue Nov 19 20:25:13 EST 2002
Really have to be careful about what they hook up to underneath to drag
the car up on the flatbead. I had a GTI that needed a complete alignment
after a flatbed experience. This just days after a complete alignment.
Neat. Hopefully that was just one bad experience.
Ed
Colorado Springs
On Mon, 18 Nov 2002 21:49:58 -0800 (PST) james accordino
<ssgacc at yahoo.com> writes:
> I guess it all depends how far and how fast. I ONLY
> use flat bed tow trucks. All wheels on the truck. My
> car has only been towed once, to my house from the
> auction site. If you HAD to tow it a few blocks or
> whatever and went at a slow speed, I don't think it
> would make any difference if you towed it with all
> wheels on the ground or two. However, if you tow it
> at high speeds and for long distances, you should ONLY
> use a system that has ALL four wheels off the ground.
> IMHO.
>
> Jim Accordino
> BTW-I have had ALL vehicles towed by flatbeds for at
> least 15 yrs. If you've ever been behind a "hooker"
> and watched the poor ba$tards car bouncing off the
> ground, you'd KNOW what I mean. Besides, modern
> diesel powered flatbeds can haul your car at 75-85
> mph, with NO damage whatsoever. Try THAT with a
> hooker. They're a dying breed.
>
> --- Alan Pritchard <apritchard at seaeye.com> wrote:
> > Incidently.... How are you supposed to tow torsen
> > cars????
>
>
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