In need of a measurement

[TheCuda]

Hey everyone, I’m picking up a 71 that is a basket case . It has its front wheels but is missing the rear axle. I do not have access to the car to get any measurements and need to build little cart to stick under the rear of the car to get it onto a roll back wrecker so that it can be delivered to my shop.

I’m looking for the measurement from the GROUND to the bottom of the frame rail in the arch over the axle.

I understand there are variables such as suspension setup/tire size… etc… I’m just looking for ballpark and not precision. I just don’t want to build the cart to short and have the car aimed nose high and I also don’t want to build the cart to tall and have it be nose down and tippy.

Thank you in advance for your help!

 

[Challenger RTA]

Just off the top off my head. From the very top of the wheel well to the ground is about 2'. There is only about 6" of ground clearance from the rockers to the ground. Go a little more.

 

[Ronbo73]

This is what I would build to move the car around. I made similar dolly for the front of my car. I bought large casters from Harbor Freight and some metal from a local metal shop, welded it together and it worked great. These dollies for the rear of the car bolt to the rear leaf spring front mount. If you have the ability to weld I would make a pair.

 

[Cuda Hunter]

@TheCuda I'll go get you the number in a few.

@Ronbo73 made some really cool rollers. I like that, easy, fast, small and simple.

 

[slantfish]

I measure 21 inches from top of the arch to the concrete with 14 inch tires

 

[Cuda Hunter]

Mine is 24". Non stock caltracks on 15's.

 

[TheCuda]

Thanks for the replies everyone, I asked this same question in a Facebook group and got 30+ comments of non answers , it’s refreshing to see folks that are helpful here on FEBO. I’m new to the group but have been a member of FABO since 2008 as I previously had a Duster. Excited to be back!. This is what I ended up with at 21” in height.

I like the mountable caster idea mentioned in a reply above and will definitely implement that once back to the shop but the previous owner already started cutting out the trunk and frame rails due to rot and I’m not sure what’s all left so I figured it best to build a rig that will most likely do way I need to get it on a rollback ahead of time vs. try and fabricate something in the spot at someone else’s property without the tools available to do so.

 

[pschlosser]

pneumatic caster wheels? is that wise? what if.... they go flat?

 

[TheCuda]

pneumatic caster wheels? is that wise? what if.... they go flat?

Car tires are pneumatic . I only need it to dolly the car from the shed that it’s parked in to a roll back wrecker and from the roll back wrecker to my garage. After that the dolly will come out from under it and I’ll be picking up where the previous owner left of on replacing the sheet metal and will likely go with bolt on casters like another member posted above.

This solution is just meant to get the car from point A to B to C