tonycorvettes

Besides a trailer ,can a 2007 automatic be towed ,,,have you done it?

Don-Vette

Flat bed is the only way to my understanding.

TLS_Addict

Only way is on a flat bed/trailer. No other way.

HOXXOH

I would assume it's possible because Vettes sold in Europe have tow hooks on the front.

tonycorvettes

i heard towing backwards is ok on a dolly

Gearhead Jim

I think they are for pulling the car out of a snowbank or ditch; a few yards (or meters ) shouldn't hurt. But i wouldn't go any distance unless GM okays it.

HOXXOH

I was just making fun of the European tow hook requirement and should have used a , , or

So what would make a Vette so much different than anything else to require a GM approval?

Gearhead Jim

Only the fact that we care about Corvettes.


What I was trying to say is that if GM says don't tow it flat, then I wouldn't.

Rocketmanwpb

Most automatic equipped cars cannot be towed with all four wheels on the ground.

Wass

I hauled my C6 on a U-Haul auto transport trailer. I backed it on and hauled it 300 miles.

Bill Dearborn

When the engine on my Z06 took a dump last year the tow truck operator backed up to the rear of the car lowered the tow bars and slid them under the car and then spread them out so they wrapped around the front and back of the rear tires. Then he fastened something (can't remember what) between them on the outside of the wheels to keep them from coming apart. After all that was done he lifted the rear wheels just enough to clear the pavement and towed the car about a mile back to the garage. No damage to the car while doing this. Just can't lift the rear end of the car too far or the nose will rub on the pavement when you hit bumps.

Bill

JCtx

Yes, but you'd need a new bumper and chin spoiler if you need it towed more than a block .

The better question is which are safe ways to pull the car up the tow truck. Anywhere from the front would tear the chin spoiler apart, no? And the only safe way from the front would be those hooks that latch onto the lift pad locations, no? Seems to me the best way is to pull car from the rear, and also using those T-hooks on the lift-pad locations, right? We should buy 2 of those suckers in case we ever need a tow, and truck does not have them. The one thing we have to make sure is truck has the tire straps, to secure car once up the truck. You DO NOT want it pulled down by the suspension.

jmoffett

The problem with using the frame slots is that it puts the V-bridle and wire rope too far under the car, allowing the wire rope to touch the car. I owned a towing business for 8 years and towed exclusively for the local Chevrolet dealership. I always loaded Vettes backwards. I would use a single nylon axle strap around the rear leaf spring and hook the wire rope hook through the loops of the strap. This way, the nylon strap is the only thing that could possibly touch the car (even though it never did), and it goes right up between the exhaust tips. Once loaded, I used over-the-wheel straps to secure the car to the bed. It would take me twice as long to load a Vette as it would a normal car or truck, and accordingly, I charged twice as much to load one.

tonycorvettes

We are in a RV want to tow the 2007 Vette want to tow on a dolly backless, what do I do about the front wheels? Do I leave the key in and let them move or lock them?

Ketchum

I can't see how you would have enough clearance for the front towing it that way. If the rear is raised any at all sooner or later something in the road is going to damage the underside of the front. I think you need to look into a drive on car trailer. It would have to be low enough to go up the ramps without hitting or catching

Gearhead Jim

Did you use boards to reduce the angle, or did you have a very low bed?

Trying to figure how to have it done if I ever need a tow.

Gitiup

Get an enclosed trailer to transport it or buy you a Honda and dolly that.

jmoffett

I made custom ramps that attached to the chain slots on the rear of my bed. This photo shows me loading my car forward, but I would load it this way only if it could be driven up the bed (notice that I don't have the car hooked). For a car that would not drive, even with the ramps, the wire rope from the winch would still come into contact with the wind deflector, so backwards is the only way, in my opinion.

tonycorvettes

can you tow all 4 on the ground or on a dolly a 1990 6 speed?