GreenGSX
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Quoting alansupra94:
Quoting GreenGSX:
Quoting alansupra94:
I was wondering if anyone has tried using their Galant VR4 to tow small things, such as motorcycles? Or do you think they just don't have enough low end torque/power. I have 2G pistons for 8.5:1 compression BTW. (Dunno if that makes a difference)
I mean I don't have a hitch right now but I have been looking and am unsure of what exactly will fit and what not. Modifying the hitch won't be a problem as I have a welder guy that can pretty much do anything. I just would rather not waste his time welding and mocking up stuff that is already out there.
Thanks,
Alan
A VR4 can make a great tow vehicle and shouldn't have any issues towing a small trailer with a bike on it. The One Lap trailer was a 4x4 foot Harbor Freight special with a wood box built on it. We had it filled to the top with a transmission, tires, tools, and enough spare parts to get us home. It wasn't as heavy as a bike but it wasn't easy to move around by hand either.
The only issues I can see is finding a hitch and then making sure your bumper is strong enough to hold the tongue weight you are expecting to have. A good formula is you should have at least 10% of your total trailer weight as your tongue weight. The One Lap rear bumper had some rust issues that you couldn't see from the outside. I had to weld plates to the top and bottom and then run 1/2 bolts up through to sandwich the tongue mounting bolts on the hitch to the rear bumper. Given that all of our cars are at least 18 years old and can be in any state from rust buckets to flawless you should factor in pulling off the rear bumper and cover to inspect exactly what condition your car is in.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif @ the people towing cars. You guys have a lot of faith in your cars.
Now what I don't understand in this post is, is your trailer hitch/towing bar connected to your bumper/bumper support? Why would you connect it to the frame to avoid tougue weight?
I planed to connect to the frame in possibly 4-6 spots to give ample support and towing capacity.
We are not driving trucks we have unibody cars so we have very few options to mount trailer hitches.
The trailer hitch I have which, is similar to the others I've seen, attaches to the two rear tow hook points and then to the bottom of the bumper. The tow hook points take almost all of the push pull of the hitch while the bumper mounting points take most of the tongue weight.
Quoting GreenGSX:
Quoting alansupra94:
I was wondering if anyone has tried using their Galant VR4 to tow small things, such as motorcycles? Or do you think they just don't have enough low end torque/power. I have 2G pistons for 8.5:1 compression BTW. (Dunno if that makes a difference)
I mean I don't have a hitch right now but I have been looking and am unsure of what exactly will fit and what not. Modifying the hitch won't be a problem as I have a welder guy that can pretty much do anything. I just would rather not waste his time welding and mocking up stuff that is already out there.
Thanks,
Alan
A VR4 can make a great tow vehicle and shouldn't have any issues towing a small trailer with a bike on it. The One Lap trailer was a 4x4 foot Harbor Freight special with a wood box built on it. We had it filled to the top with a transmission, tires, tools, and enough spare parts to get us home. It wasn't as heavy as a bike but it wasn't easy to move around by hand either.
The only issues I can see is finding a hitch and then making sure your bumper is strong enough to hold the tongue weight you are expecting to have. A good formula is you should have at least 10% of your total trailer weight as your tongue weight. The One Lap rear bumper had some rust issues that you couldn't see from the outside. I had to weld plates to the top and bottom and then run 1/2 bolts up through to sandwich the tongue mounting bolts on the hitch to the rear bumper. Given that all of our cars are at least 18 years old and can be in any state from rust buckets to flawless you should factor in pulling off the rear bumper and cover to inspect exactly what condition your car is in.
/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif @ the people towing cars. You guys have a lot of faith in your cars.
Now what I don't understand in this post is, is your trailer hitch/towing bar connected to your bumper/bumper support? Why would you connect it to the frame to avoid tougue weight?
I planed to connect to the frame in possibly 4-6 spots to give ample support and towing capacity.
We are not driving trucks we have unibody cars so we have very few options to mount trailer hitches.
The trailer hitch I have which, is similar to the others I've seen, attaches to the two rear tow hook points and then to the bottom of the bumper. The tow hook points take almost all of the push pull of the hitch while the bumper mounting points take most of the tongue weight.
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