New trailer for the mini

[94touring]

Looking back at your pics, you've already got eye bolts up front. Perfect for having  a chain or smaller strap to one or more of your front D rings. You just don't want it extra tight because the suspension of the car needs to move freely of course. Toss something loosely over the rear subframe and hook into your center rear D ring and you're set.

[cstudep]

Speaking from experience on the over the tire method because I have steelies. Specifically on a "normal width" car trailer having to tie out to the edges with the car being so narrow in relation to the trailer, and with small 10" wheels....it really sucks.

With tie down points closer to the car width and larger diameter tires that method gets exponentially easier.

[MPlayle]

As I noted earlier, when I used the type of "over the tire" straps (as attached below) the trailer I was using had an open mesh deck.  Aligning the straps with the center line of the wheels (10" wheels were on the Mini) was very easy.

The end hook gets placed as close to the one end of the tire's contact patch as possible.  The strap just slides through the middle hook, so it is also placed as close to the other end of the tire's contact patch as possible.  The ratchet end is then laid flat in line with the rest of the strap and it all gets tightened down.  These really secure the wheels, but as noted by others, they do require being able to have them secure in line with the wheel.

I have used the "basket" style "over the tire" straps on a tow dolly as they were what was needed by the dolly.  They were on the large side for using with any sized Mini wheels but did work in that application (again, in line with the wheels).