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10-16-2008, 06:02 PM

#21

duckbubbles

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Quote:

Originally Posted by buster

2000 lbs max pulling with a Stang.

The manual says max of 1000 lbs.

Frank

10-16-2008, 07:16 PM

#22

Stoenr

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Tow one of these bad dogs!

02-07-2009, 03:06 PM

#23

justjim

Join Date: Mar 2006

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Quote:

Originally Posted by alexthejew

Hi

i am not new to the forums. i was jewstangGT, but i was unable to log on, and apparently the administrators did not care enough to assist me.

i am having a problem. i want to get a trailer to tow my track rims with slicks and my tool box to the track. i have found the trailer i am interested in, but have yet to find a hitch compatible for the GT. There are plenty of them for the V6.

if anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

alex

I just went to etrailer.com, and got everthing I needed. I did have to swap out my Magnaflow mufflers, since they contacted the hitch. I could have taken off about 1/4" of the hitch, but decided to sell the aftermarket mufflers and eventually get a set of GTA mufflers. Anyhow here's my setup (complete with a sunbrella), you can see just a little bit of the hitch receiver sticking out.

Jim

http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...a/100_2015.jpg

02-07-2009, 03:13 PM

#24

Stoenr

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That doesnt look bad at all.

02-07-2009, 06:00 PM

#25

justjim

Join Date: Mar 2006

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Stoenr

That doesnt look bad at all.

Thanks...I just did the wrenching work. The hitch was easy, the trailer was a pain. I made it from a new Harbor Freight trailer + a scrap Harbor Freight trailer. I fits my 275 width autocross tires and has room for the sunbrella, tools, gas cans (if I move to track events) and other stuff.
http://s319.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=101_1928.jpg

If you really wanted it to be discrete (I thought of doing this) you could move the receiver tube forward about an inch and move the tow-chain loops to the back side of the hitch. Lots of metal to work with. I was going to do this but had an autocross to get to the following day so I just bolted it on and hit the road.

Jim

04-18-2009, 03:17 PM

#26

houstonnw

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Quote:

Originally Posted by justjim

Thanks...I just did the wrenching work. The hitch was easy, the trailer was a pain.

Jim

Nice trailer Jim. I bought a tire trailer from a Corvette guy, he used it once and decided to trailer the entire car (probably because he broke during the first HPDE session).

I have installed the hitch but cannot figure out my trailer light wiring harness. I used the recommended one, part number HH119186 from www.hitchesonline.com.

It needs power and they recommend running a 12 gauge wire (provided) to the battery. I haven't found a good routing that stays away from moving or hot things and doesn't require drilling a bunch of holes in the bottom of the car for wire clamps.

What harness did you use and how did you get power to it?

-Wayne