[Adger Smith]

Tom,
The idea behind towing hubs/spindles is to stop the movement in the drive line of what you are towing. He has to have an emergency brake or some way to keep the original driveline from turning. That is what stops all the wear and tear on a good set of race gears and driveshaft. What you are flat towing doesn't have brakes to help stop. It relies only on the brakes of the vehicle doing the pulling. That is one of the reasons I gave him the tip... Slow Down. Around here some local dirt trackers still flat tow to the local tracks . If you go in-frequently or live where trailer storage is a problem or are just having to spend your bucks on other things, flat tow may be the only option besides drive to the track.