Drag Racing Tech - 76" wide trailer good enough?

I'm looking at a Carson dove tail trailer with a wooden bottom, for around $1400 new. The problem is its only 76" wide. Seems like a tight fit to me. Anyone use a trailer that skinny? I guess I have to jump out the window after I load the car on?

I borrow a friend of mine trailer and I think its only 76". The car bairly fits on. I mean its tight man. If I hit it dean on the rear slicks about about 1-1 1/2" clearance on each side. If I get it off alittle it rubs against one tire. Yes, you will have to crawl out the windown or hatch unless you get the finder lowered/deck raised. The one I borrow made his finder swing up. That made it easy.

Tim

<small>[ May 28, 2002, 03:39 PM: Message edited by: 95 Formula ]</small>

Thats too little room for error IMO. I use a 82 inch and its fine. 3 inches less per side would be damn tight.

My trailer is 6'6" wide on the inside. To get out of the car using the doors, I put additional boards where the tires ride. This gives me another 1.5" of clearance over the fenders. Course when I built the trailer, I lowered the fenders as much as possible over the tires to help that.
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Tim

<small>[ May 29, 2002, 07:07 AM: Message edited by: Tim98TA ]</small>

With that truck you're towing with, it probably needs to be 76" long. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> 76" wide is definitely narrow. I used to have a 16' flatbed that was 76" wide, and it was VERY close w/ the 15" Pro Stars w/ 10" ET Drags. Jason 98 TA could not get his T/A on it with the 28" ET Drags and 10" wide Pro Stars. I'm using an 18' steel-floor dove tail now that's 84" wide, and it's NICE. I can even open the door w/ plenty of room to spare, something I'm not used to. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> If you want to lock the car up and you don't have t-tops to get out, you can always crawl out the hatch. been there done that a few times