temporary wheels to move car around?

I would like to remove the front and rear suspension from my project car, but would still like to be able to move it around in my garage or even to load on a trailer.
The drive train will all be taken out and front sheetmetal is removed so the overall weight should be about 2000 lbs.
I remember seeing temporary small wheels with brackets that can be bolted to a frame, but cannot find them now.
Can anyone point me where I can buy them?
Thanks

 

I used cheap moving dollies from HF to move my bare frame around. The small ones are good for around 1,000 lbs. and cost about $10.

 

they have bigger ones you may be interested in also.

 

I have some of those dollies as well. They work fair, but small wheels would not work well for pulling ch***is with body onto a trailer.
Once the suspension is removed the car would sit very low on those dollies. It would also be nice to have the frame & body up higher when I do rust repair.
I remember seeing brackets brackets with larger diameter wheels that were bolted to the frame.
Could be someone built them, but I thought they were a purchased item.
Thanks

 

I'm sure you could buy some fairly large casters with the plate on top and just bolt those on - Surplus Center has a pretty good selection, even the HF store has them. If you got them with big enough plates you could make some simple top plates and fasten them on with 4 long bolts at each caster. (added) Surplus Center has 8" x 2" swivel plate casters, 700 lb load capacity,4 x 4 1/2 top plate, 3' x 3' mounting hole pattern, item # 1-3253, $ 15.95 ea.

 

I know what you are looking for, there was a thread with them quite a while back. Maybe a quick look on the bay would net you some.

I have used furnature dollies before. You are right they make it a real pain to get one up on a trailer but it can be done with a floor jack and a little ingenuity.

Someone will remember where to find those porta wheels and this will keep you out where they can find you.

 

If you can afford it, try autotwirler.com. I bought the Body Cart Elite a couple of months ago & absolutely love it. check out the pic.

 

Hit the post ****on too soon! This cart comes with 8" steel wheels with urethane bands on them, it rolls over bumps & cracks wth no problem.

 

LMFAO, I thought that I was the only one who did that.

 

A guy named 65standard had some on his 53 Chevy truck build that bolted to the frame and had like six inch wheels on them

 

Make some correct diameter "wheels" out of 1" plywood,l complete w/ lug holes. As long as you aren't pushing it very far or cornering too radically, the tread should hold up.

I don't know if I'm serious or not!!!!

my 2¢

 

Chris Casny's build thread...

 

Would it be possible to make something on your own? I know there are castors and wheels available that can handle 1000# or more. One on each corner of the "load" and you are set. Maybe small lawn tractor type wheels (like the front ones) for moves to the trailer, especially if it is over anything rough, like stones or gravel on the driveway. Just a thought.

 

you could make a cart out of 2x4s and use some 3" or better casters, would work fine. There is very little steel there once stripped down.

 

Junkyards will often give you space saver spares for free. Good for making a rolling ch***is roll. Torch out whatever bolt pattern you need.

 

Those or the plywood wheels won't work without a suspension to bolt them to.

Mutts37 you can probably find some decent size casters at the local industrial salvage or surplus store that would work or as several said HF has them pretty reasonable.

 

Looks good BUT hit a bolt on floor and they will rotate and drop the load.

 

Single wide trailer axles. In some places they have to be removed from the trailer and should be cheap.

 

Copy this idea, looks like you could build a cart like this fairly cheap with only real expense being the casters. Buying one is nice but $600 is pretty expensive and could be put into the car rather than a temporary cart. Unless you own a restoration shop and use it over and over then not really worth it to me.

 

$ 4' 6x6s and 4 casters from H F and your in bussiness. Make the lengthand width of the cart fit your needs with longer 6x6s.

 

I have a 3' x 2' plywood reinforced with 2x6's around the edges laid flat.... rolls on 5" casters and a rope attached like a sled. Have moved lots of things with it - even 3-man rocks in the yard. Stores easily under my work bench. Been using it for seveal decades.

 

I just built one, 2 trailers axles 1 1/4 square tube frame, bolted thru the body bolts with angle cross braces. Rolls on a trailer nice, easy transport for blast bodywork etc, sorry about the OT car