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DangerZL1 · 08-20-2013, 05:27 PM

It may be obvious, but don't forget to install the yellow front spring spacers.

Stephen12ZL1 · 08-20-2013, 06:00 PM

I have used a u-haul on a few occasions not with the ZL1 but with similar vehicles and it worked fine. As long as you have a suitable tow vehicle it will be OK. use boards etc for the loading and unloading so you don't scrape the front splitter.

snackbar64 · 08-20-2013, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by x2martell24

I just did a U-Haul auto hauler from FL to SC and it was pretty hairy. The loading and unloading is very difficult with the low clearance, plus I would suggest putting a piece of wood under where the front tires will eventually end up or your front end is in danger of being messed up from the wheel stops at the front of the trailer. All in all. I wouldn't do it again. I got a way without any damage but it was close in so many ways. I actually took the front wheel stops off of the trailer. This was a lot easier than watching the front end of my car get ripped off going on and off the trailer.

Wow! What a horror story that was. I may just drive the car like has been suggested if worse comes to worse.

StormchaseZL1 · 08-20-2013, 07:21 PM

One big problem I had was with the surge brakes on the trailer. UHals don't use electric brakes but have a master cylinder with a deal that slides forward when the tow car hit the brakes and pushes the master cylinder rod in. When the trailer started wagging on me the normal procedure is to hit your trailer brakes if electric and the wagging will stop. With surge brakes when you hit the vehicle brakes it makes the wagging worse forcing you to let off the vehicle brakes which in turn makes the wagging even worse. Uhaul does make those trailers very heavy duty just because rental use by ametures can really be rough on them. They also don't like to rent them for someone to pull behind their truck. They prefer you to rent one of their larger moving trucks which will handle that wagging problem easily. When I towed it with that 442 W-30 I had to show them a Factory Spec booklet showing that car was rated for class 2 hitches. The big problem was the wheel location on the UHaul trailer primed it for wagging. I have a feeling they moved the wheels forward to compensate for the heavy tounge weight with the surge brake set up. Also I had never used surge brakes and they never told me this, but when you back up, the surge brakes automatically apply. You are supposed to put a pin in to disable the brakes if you back up. I had to stop at a friends cabin in hilly southern Indiana and the driveway was a half mile long with no where to turn around at the bottom of the hill so I had to back up that trailer loaded with a bunch of 442 parts, plus a 67 Stationwagon. A half mile in reverse with the trailer brakes on, up a steep hill on gravel! That 442 was the best truck I ever owned! Hehehe! She grunted and growled all the way up that hill and made it no problem but that sure was a load!

ZL600 FK · 08-20-2013, 07:24 PM

I have used a u-haul trailer with my car it is lower than the ZL1 with the wide tires. The only difficulty is loading and unloading. You will need boards on the ramps and on the trailer itself. I had the trailer a day before I left to get the right combination to load the car. Towing was not a problem, but I have a 2500 diesel truck.

Jbrick11 · 07-29-2014, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DangerZL1

It may be obvious, but don't forget to install the yellow front spring spacers.

Do you only have to put the spacer in the front springs? What are the spacer for? Does any one have any they want to sale?

ZMEnow · 07-29-2014, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jbrick11

Do you only have to put the spacer in the front springs? What are the spacer for? Does any one have any they want to sale?

They come with the car and were removed by the dealer during the PDI. They should have put them in the glove box so u have quick access if you ever have to be towed.

Jbrick11 · 07-29-2014, 08:25 PM

I bought the car with 3k miles.. They are not here. Do I need 2 for the front or all four?

mbd314 · 07-29-2014, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jbrick11

I bought the car with 3k miles.. They are not here. Do I need 2 for the front or all four?

only 2, just the front.

Jbrick11 · 07-29-2014, 08:42 PM

Thanks I can get them for 16.00 I will get them tomorrow..

HDRDTD · 07-29-2014, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jbrick11

Do you only have to put the spacer in the front springs? What are the spacer for? Does any one have any they want to sale?

They are to be used on the front to increase the ground clearance for the front splitter and the winglets underneath so it will make it up the trailer's ramp. Only needed on the front

WilliamWhite · 08-04-2015, 11:42 PM

I have hired Wewilltransportit to haul my Chevrolet from Los Angeles to Melbourne. There service was too good and most importantly prompt delivery. My cousin recommended this company name to me.

dtwolcot2 · 08-05-2015, 07:49 AM

Load it properly, use the right size drop hitch and it will tow just fine. Have used them several times. Use 2x10's to help losing on ramp and to clear the splitter at the front so you can pull it all the way up.

revobasher · 08-11-2015, 01:46 PM

Well huh. I always thought ZL1 was too wide for u-Haul trailer

08-20-2013, 06:00 PM	#16
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	I have used a u-haul on a few occasions not with the ZL1 but with similar vehicles and it worked fine. As long as you have a suitable tow vehicle it will be OK. use boards etc for the loading and unloading so you don't scrape the front splitter. __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

08-04-2015, 11:42 PM	#26
WilliamWhite Drives: Impala Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: USA Posts: 3	I have hired Wewilltransportit to haul my Chevrolet from Los Angeles to Melbourne. There service was too good and most importantly prompt delivery. My cousin recommended this company name to me. Last edited by WilliamWhite; 08-06-2015 at 04:05 AM.

08-05-2015, 07:49 AM	#27
dtwolcot2 Drives: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: GA Posts: 167	Load it properly, use the right size drop hitch and it will tow just fine. Have used them several times. Use 2x10's to help losing on ramp and to clear the splitter at the front so you can pull it all the way up. __________________ 11.633 @ 118.85 Stock M6 Drag Radials

08-11-2015, 01:46 PM	#28
revobasher Drives: 2013 ZL1 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Blaine, MN Posts: 552	Well huh. I always thought ZL1 was too wide for u-Haul trailer __________________ -- 2013 ZL1 - Blue Ray Metallic JDP 850 Package 740hp/700tq @14lbs on E85 Build Thread

08-20-2013, 05:27 PM	#15
DangerZL1 Drives: 2023 Black ZL1 Auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FEMA Region 4 Posts: 2,935	It may be obvious, but don't forget to install the yellow front spring spacers.

08-20-2013, 07:21 PM	#18
StormchaseZL1 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 6 speed manual Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Aroma, Indiana Posts: 16	One big problem I had was with the surge brakes on the trailer. UHals don't use electric brakes but have a master cylinder with a deal that slides forward when the tow car hit the brakes and pushes the master cylinder rod in. When the trailer started wagging on me the normal procedure is to hit your trailer brakes if electric and the wagging will stop. With surge brakes when you hit the vehicle brakes it makes the wagging worse forcing you to let off the vehicle brakes which in turn makes the wagging even worse. Uhaul does make those trailers very heavy duty just because rental use by ametures can really be rough on them. They also don't like to rent them for someone to pull behind their truck. They prefer you to rent one of their larger moving trucks which will handle that wagging problem easily. When I towed it with that 442 W-30 I had to show them a Factory Spec booklet showing that car was rated for class 2 hitches. The big problem was the wheel location on the UHaul trailer primed it for wagging. I have a feeling they moved the wheels forward to compensate for the heavy tounge weight with the surge brake set up. Also I had never used surge brakes and they never told me this, but when you back up, the surge brakes automatically apply. You are supposed to put a pin in to disable the brakes if you back up. I had to stop at a friends cabin in hilly southern Indiana and the driveway was a half mile long with no where to turn around at the bottom of the hill so I had to back up that trailer loaded with a bunch of 442 parts, plus a 67 Stationwagon. A half mile in reverse with the trailer brakes on, up a steep hill on gravel! That 442 was the best truck I ever owned! Hehehe! She grunted and growled all the way up that hill and made it no problem but that sure was a load!

08-20-2013, 07:24 PM	#19
ZL600 FK Drives: 2012 SLP ZL600 #15 (IOM) Convert Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Columbia SC Posts: 215	I have used a u-haul trailer with my car it is lower than the ZL1 with the wide tires. The only difficulty is loading and unloading. You will need boards on the ramps and on the trailer itself. I had the trailer a day before I left to get the right combination to load the car. Towing was not a problem, but I have a 2500 diesel truck.

07-29-2014, 08:25 PM	#22
Jbrick11 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Kansas city Mo Posts: 95 View My Garage	I bought the car with 3k miles.. They are not here. Do I need 2 for the front or all four?

07-29-2014, 08:42 PM	#24
Jbrick11 Drives: 2013 ZL1 Convertible Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Kansas city Mo Posts: 95 View My Garage	Thanks I can get them for 16.00 I will get them tomorrow..