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#20 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
Rezlo Posted on: 2010/10/1 9:25
Agree, I can not see how an A-frame causes any aditional stress on the actual suspension and wheels, if anything its about the least stress you can get because they simply following...


#19 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
racetech Posted on: 2010/10/1 8:07
Personally, I think towing a car on a trailer can add more stress, especially if it is strapped wrong and move to much/.
AFrame towing is solid, no stress other than that on the bolts.


#18 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
ddgonzal Posted on: 2010/9/30 6:08
There are several causes why a wheel would fall off. But I've never heard of a tow-bar being a problem.


#17 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
Rezlo Posted on: 2010/9/30 4:43
how will it place more stress on the front wheels? enough to cause a wheel to "come off"?


#16 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
datsunsunny Posted on: 2010/9/29 18:33
a friend of mine used this method for about 5yrs to tow his car for track days it resulted in stresses over the front that one of the front wheels went off. its not a very good way of towing


#15 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
phunkdoktaspok Posted on: 2010/9/29 14:02


#14 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
perthute Posted on: 2010/9/29 10:54
mount it lower
aka the tow points


#13 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
A14force Posted on: 2010/9/29 6:20
A frame towing used to be very popular here. I myself was thinking about this to get my 1200 to the track. One drawback that did occour to me was that the captive nuts for the bumper bars on 1200s aren't as sturdy as a more solid old school car.


#12 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
Rezlo Posted on: 2010/9/29 4:50
Yeah, its a Hilux 4X4, need to drop that things hitch big time, will take some pics of the bar over the weekend when I make it. Lucky for me one of my customers has a light board that will fit on the rear parcel shelf of the B110 so no need to do any wiring or anything like that


#11 Re: A-bar / A-frame for towing
ddgonzal Posted on: 2010/9/29 2:56
No need to cut it. Just bolt the tow-bar A-frame to the original bumper holes, the bolt the bumper bar above the A-frame on little tabs that come up. All done.

And safe too, regardless of what some rule book says. Use professional and competent welds. Modern tow dollies are safe too as they have their own brakes. But they add a lot of weight to the tow.

You may want a drop hitch depending on how high your two vehicle is.



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