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On the toyhauler I'm looking at, the 9 recessed d rings in the floor are really light duty for ATV's and Motorcycles.
I was thinking for something stronger, I'd might lay down a pair of 5' vertical E-Track strips front and back. It seems to be those might be easier to securely install in the bed of a trailer though I'm not exactly sure how... And it would give me the flexibility for different length cars, adjusting the load balance and of course.... JUNIOR KART placement. :mrgreen:

Also thinking of using vertically mounted vertical E-Track for the sides to form the basis for an adjustable height tire rack. Again, the E-Track seems to me to be the ticket for distributing a load across a relatively flimsy working surface. But I'm never used them.
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E-Track will work. Most dry vans use E-Track for load holding. And the assortment of attachments you can get for E-Track is mind boggeling. The walls of a dry van are pretty flimsy too, but I'd still look into trying to tie the E-Track to the frame on the floor or at least add a brace/plate on the bottom side of the trailer to spread the load out even more(less chance of ripping a hole in the floor).
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I installed etrack on the floor of my old trailer. if it is the typical enclosed trailer, the floor is not too thick. So, thru bolt it. I did every other hole in the etrack. takes time but was plenty strong. If you happen catch the flange of a few of the cross beams even better.

I takes two people to install. One in the trailer and one under. I used an air ratchet underneath while my wife held a wrench on the bolt heads.
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