Would it be okay to tow with LT1's?
01-19-2011, 03:29 PM
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You mean like this? I towed both of these things 500 miles from Connecticut to West Virginia, and both times the car was completely loaded down with food/clothes for the semester. Towed fine, but you definitley felt it. I still have the hitch, and am looking to sell it. With a standup jetski in a not loaded down car, you will be fine.
01-19-2011, 03:45 PM
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lol yeah i know people have already started hating, but whatever....if anyone's curious this is my setup..
my dolley is exactly this but with different tires...
http://www.wheeleez.com/jet-ski-dolly-d12.php
and my jet ski is 320 lbs and this size..
http://www.academyrentals.com/images/650sx.jpg
my dolley is exactly this but with different tires...
http://www.wheeleez.com/jet-ski-dolly-d12.php
and my jet ski is 320 lbs and this size..
http://www.academyrentals.com/images/650sx.jpg
01-19-2011, 05:08 PM
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Wow I am just... speechless to the idealism here. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should? That’s funny because that’s the same as just because you can't doesn't mean you shouldn't try. How the hell do you think people have come up with the crazy and cool parts we all drool over? You guys are like ****’s at the key board. I say F**k popular opinion and do what makes sense. If that means towing it with a Camaro or having to go out and buy something else, so be it. Just because everyone shoots them selves in the head, are u? It’s kind of like when everyone I knew went out and paid way to much for an SUV in 2000 (because someone from work or who they know has one) when their the only one in the freakin thing driving to work and they don’t tow anything. lol Do what you have to, Life is not a popularity contest. Do what makes sense since no one else on this planet seems to.
01-19-2011, 06:19 PM
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You'll be fine towing. I would leave it in gear a little longer before shifting, get up to whatever speed you want to go before putting it in OD, and take it easy on the clutch. A few years ago when all I had was my 94 Mustang GT I put a hitch on it and towed my motorcycle from FL to TN to go ride in the mountains. It did fine. Got a lot of weird looks though lol. A lady at a gas station in GA told me "boy them mustangs are for lookin purty not for pullin stuff" haha. The LT1 has a lot more power/torque than the ol 5.0 stang did so that'll help. Look around at the different hitches available too. The one I had you couldn't see unless you were looking for it.
01-19-2011, 10:04 PM
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Wow I am just... speechless to the idealism here. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should? That’s funny because that’s the same as just because you can't doesn't mean you shouldn't try. How the hell do you think people have come up with the crazy and cool parts we all drool over? You guys are like ****’s at the key board. I say F**k popular opinion and do what makes sense. If that means towing it with a Camaro or having to go out and buy something else, so be it. Just because everyone shoots them selves in the head, are u? It’s kind of like when everyone I knew went out and paid way to much for an SUV in 2000 (because someone from work or who they know has one) when their the only one in the freakin thing driving to work and they don’t tow anything. lol Do what you have to, Life is not a popularity contest. Do what makes sense since no one else on this planet seems to.
01-20-2011, 06:34 PM
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So to everyone saying no, what about all the people in Drag Week that haul trailers? A local guy here hauls one with his C5 to every stop.
BTW I find it very humorous to see all the people calling him trashy and redneck for this when they can't even fathom how to form a proper and complete sentence. Nor can they spell all the words in that train wreck of a sentence...
BTW I find it very humorous to see all the people calling him trashy and redneck for this when they can't even fathom how to form a proper and complete sentence. Nor can they spell all the words in that train wreck of a sentence...
01-21-2011, 08:01 PM
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Ok so I'm pretty redneck and I don't really adgree with towing with any car evenvif they can do it it was designed for it but I also understand if you have to you have to just make sure you set it up right...
Now the guy with the Chevy pick up bed trailer I can't believe you actual thought that using a two by four for a tough is ok especially for 500 miles I've done some redneck stuff that's just idiotic
Now the guy with the Chevy pick up bed trailer I can't believe you actual thought that using a two by four for a tough is ok especially for 500 miles I've done some redneck stuff that's just idiotic
01-22-2011, 07:57 PM
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Wow I am just... speechless to the idealism here. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should? That’s funny because that’s the same as just because you can't doesn't mean you shouldn't try. How the hell do you think people have come up with the crazy and cool parts we all drool over? You guys are like ****’s at the key board. I say F**k popular opinion and do what makes sense. If that means towing it with a Camaro or having to go out and buy something else, so be it. Just because everyone shoots them selves in the head, are u? It’s kind of like when everyone I knew went out and paid way to much for an SUV in 2000 (because someone from work or who they know has one) when their the only one in the freakin thing driving to work and they don’t tow anything. lol Do what you have to, Life is not a popularity contest. Do what makes sense since no one else on this planet seems to.
01-31-2011, 10:49 PM
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that isn't real btw. me and my buddy were just out takin some pics and found this boat tucked in behind some empty buildings. i would never haul anything with my car
01-31-2011, 10:57 PM
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Bingo. I couldn't believe some the things I was reading in here. Apparently people with at the very newest, a 14 year old car, think its too prestigious to be seen pulling a trailer. It's a damn car, he wants to pull a jet ski with it the car will do just fine. I know alot of guys that haul a small trailer behind their car with tires on it to a race event. Could they buy a truck, a trailer, and just haul the car with the race tires on it to the track? Of course, but there is no need to when what they have works better than fine.
01-31-2011, 11:11 PM
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02-01-2011, 12:21 AM
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Do we all remember what cars we are driving here? We have a reputation to uphold. That is why I tell everyone that my wife is my sister and that she is a goat! I don't think towing a light load will hurt the esteemed reputation of Camaro and Firebird owners everywhere.
Cliffs: Yeah, you'll be fine towing a light load.
Cliffs: Yeah, you'll be fine towing a light load.
