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Ship it, insure it & don't worry about it, you'll have plenty of other stuff to contend with..

 

You'll need to try the "Tail of the Dragon" US Hwy. 129.. Talk about yet twisties.. Definately not for the faint of heart.....

 

I love the Dragon, a buddy and I (before I got married) went up for a Honda SC2000 event a couple of years ago. Being in a drop-top made those drop-offs that much more scarry! Some of the cars in the parade, were attempting drifts, we were just hoping that Scott's brakes didn't fade too much.... by the time we got to the other end, there was a noticed heat-soak on the brakes... and thats a tiny car. Really cool police escort too those cop bikes were definately showing off!

 

Many moons ago when my brother moved to the midwest, they rented a huge truck and actually put their car inside the truck.

 

Very true in this case that the truck may stay stable due to the onboard cargo load, but the trailer may sway like crazy, maybe to the point of jack knife (it has happened).

In all cases, the tongue weight needs to be at least 10 percent of the gross trailer weight. Been doing this for 18 years now and never had an incident, but have seen many.

The only way to get around zero hitch weight is to tow on all fours (wider stance with steering) instead of using a trailer. You can do this with the HHR including the SS...

 

Two weeks ago when I got my SS, I used a U-Hall two axle trailer on my Suburban. Loaded the SS nose first. No clearance issue with the air dam loading or unloading. However, nose first was a lot of weight on the tongue. I should have loaded it rear first, but didn't. The trailer was way to heavy, but as a rental they have to be. Really loaded down the Suburban. 500 miles round trip was a challenging drive for sure. I do have a great SS though...

Worked in Louisville, KY a lot the last few years, I like it, but SoCal is where I'll stay..

 

Still in negotiations about moving ... I am a SoCal Gal and he would rather come here -- got over a year to sort it out.

Definitely going to ship if I do have to move!

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In that case, and this takes some experimenting,,you wood block the front cross rail of the trailer so the tire sets further back thus shifting the car weight over the trailer axle more. Those rental trailers were made for their BIG trucks not your run of the mill street truck so yes they are mostly nose heavy and are built out of metal bricks because look who generally uses them,,,people who never trailered before.Has a tendency to slow them down.
In your case since you had the Sub'rbn should have considered a tow dolly if it was possible....low tongue wt.This way you pull the load and not CARRY it....much easier on the tow vehicle...