How to tow a lowered car
With a lowered car the problem is not weight, it is approach angle. A standard tilting deck can catch the front bumper or air dam before the wheels are on it, and that is where nearly all the damage in this kind of load happens.
Tell dispatch, not the driver who arrives
Say the car is lowered when you call, not when the truck is already outside. Some companies have low-angle decks or extension ramps and some do not; knowing in advance changes which unit is dispatched and stops someone improvising at the kerb.
What reduces the angle
Extension ramps, boards under the wheels to lift the front axle, and loading from the lowest point of the kerb rather than off a slope. If the car has working air suspension, raise it before loading. A slow straight winch beats driving on: most strikes happen when someone accelerates over the transition.
Document before loading
Photograph the bumper, air dam and lower front before the car goes on. On a modified car the argument afterwards is almost always whether the damage was already there; those photographs end it.
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Sources (1)
- Towing and Recovery Association of America — Training and certification levels (accessed 2026-08-17) T2