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Old 12-03-2009, 03:47 PM
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Default Putting a hitch on my TA?

so here i am so desperate to move that ive pondered the idea of putting a hitch on the TA so i can trailer a 10 footer across the country.

Does anyone have any experience doing this? whats the largest trailer i can get away with towing? id like to take a 16 footer. ill be traveling from Chicago to Sacramento then to Phoenix.

So if anyone knows where to get a hitch, where to attach it to my car, and if you think it will make it.. please chime in! thanks guys! your knowledge is always appreciated.
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Default the info is in the car's owner manual

the car was designed to be usable for towing, so it won't be hard. go to the store, get the right hitch, load her up.

I don't recall details, but we can do 2000 pounds max towing on level ground, 1500 pounds otherwise (your limit since it sounds like you'll be going over the Sierras and Rockies).
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i have a vet now, but have owned f bodies, i would get a 2nd job at mcdonalds, and work 50 hours a week until i saved up enough to rent a truck before i put a hitch on a ta
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LOl that would b funny to see...lol
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Default No...

My high school chemistry teacher had an LT1 he once tried to sell me. We walked out to the parking lot to check it out, and yes, it had a trailer hitch. Maybe one of the oddest things I've seen to date. If at all possible, I say hell no.
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Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT put a hitch on your T/A man! That's what trucks were invented for...
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If he can do it.... so can you!!!!
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Don't do it! You'll end up on a motivational poster with some sort of trailer park/mullet/fbody reference
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^ Wow !

I would never put a hitch on my Z.

You can make anything work and fit though.
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if its just to move, then why not? Put it on,move and take it off. Not everyone is made of money these days.
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if your moving and have no other vehicle, do it. who cares what other people think.
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Jesus Christ on a roller coaster! NO!!! Please no. Get a truck or rent one. Blow a trucker and have him tow it lol anything just don't ruin a TA with a hitch.
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There is a guy here in San Jose that drives a pewter conv. firebird, and he uses it for work, he is a gardener, and tows all his equipment.
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Originally Posted by Zman98
Jesus Christ on a roller coaster! NO!!! Please no. Get a truck or rent one. Blow a trucker and have him tow it lol anything just don't ruin a TA with a hitch.
I agree with him^^^^^^
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Dont do it just dont. Rent a truck with a car trailer and tow the poor TA dont make it do the towing.
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Originally Posted by z28bryan02
Dont do it just dont. Rent a truck with a car trailer and tow the poor TA dont make it do the towing.
^agree
i drove from mid tx to san diego over the course of two days in my Z. over all it wasnt bad, but i would never want to do it with a trailer. plus if you tow then you can keep those miles off of your car.

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do it.
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It's not a Lambo. Do it, if it makes the most sense for your situation.

Last edited by sectari; 12-03-2009 at 09:57 PM. Reason: forgot prepositional phrase
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Its completely doable. I got some pictures to give you an idea how it might look
I got these pix from couple of members on here btw


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