Tow Dolly for nearby track (50 miles)
 

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what do you guys think of towing with a tow dolly for nearby tracks ?

I am in florida where roads are perfectly flat and it Florida doesn't require to be registered and neither the towed vehicle

see here: http://www3.flhsmv.gov/dmv/Proc/RS/RS-63.pdf

My FRS has stock suspensions so it is plenty high enough.. any feedback on the pros/cons.

The owners manual says you should not use those to tow an FRS. There's potential for drivetrain damage of some sort.

On an unrelated note: can a Wrangler really tow a car? I didn't know they had the power or weight for it.

Towing the car like that may damage the Torsen differential. The manual goes into more detail, but I believe you are supposed to use a platform or at least tow rear end forward (though that would likely mangle the hell out of the front lip).

Wranger can tow just fine, as long as it's a 4 door.

The 2 door wrangler has plenty of torque / power to the tow the car, but isn't rated for such as the wheel base is too short for speeds above like...45 MPH.

I've towed my Neons and MR2 using a tow dolley, behind a 2003 4.0L Ford Explorer, manual trans 2wd. Neon loads front wheels on the dolley, MR2, with the rear wheels on the dolley.

However, I probably wouldn't use it to tow my FR-S, but if I did I'd definitely try to tow it with the rear wheels up, dragging the front wheels avoiding any potential driveline issues.

I've never done it, but I would have thought you'd be asking for trouble towing a vehicle backwards.

Before FWD many vehicles were towed backwards! Mind you those towing methods would rip the bumper covers right off modern cars.

I have a buddy that tows a Miata behind an RV for thousands of miles. He just backs it onto the dolly, locks the front wheels straight and off he goes.
I have no idea if he should do it this way, but he does, and has never had a problem (that he admits at any rate)!

Imho it's the worst of both worlds. Most of the extra complexity and cost of towing without the ability to fully load up a car if something were to go wrong.

If the car has stock suspension why not just drive it or, reach out to your local club and ask to rent a trailer. Worst case some have had luck with uhaul.

the big advantage of the tow dolly is the storage space, storing a trailer takes tons of space.
and filling uhaul pocket each weekend is a pain as well. Tow dolly would really solve many problems for me.

You have no buddies don't lie you are just a lonely jerk that rides a 3 wheel bicycle wearing a football helmet and hangs out on a car forum.

You would think someone who wants their account removed would spend less time stalking some random dude that hurt your precious feelings.