Would it be okay to tow with LT1's?
01-18-2011, 04:11 PM
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Would it be okay to tow with LT1's? I'm looking to get a tow hitch for my car, it's an M6, would it be bad to tow a 320lb 650sx stand up jet ski? would this cause any significant damage to the drivetrain/powertrain? i know some of you are going to say just get a truck but I can't lol i wish i had the money to but i gotta work with what i got.
01-18-2011, 04:26 PM
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there is a guy that go's around from body shop to bodyshop working/pinstripping cars out of a 00' T/A firehawk! in this town with a tow hitch set up installed and tows a small trailer...and some times his bass boat ...makes me fuking sick
To answer yes you can tow a small trailer,ski,or bike with it easily
i would hope your not backing it into any salt water ....I'll trade you a truck capable of towing for it.
To answer yes you can tow a small trailer,ski,or bike with it easily
i would hope your not backing it into any salt water ....I'll trade you a truck capable of towing for it.
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wow...flamed! lol I would've thought that it'd be okay cause i figured that i'd be hauling a total of less than 400 lbs, which is about the same amount as having about 3 passengers...and i wouldn't be loading/unloading on a high grade dock, it'd be parked and the trailer is a beach dolley/trailer so i'd just roll it to the lake. But like the OP says, would this cause any significant damage to the drivetrain? the only difference (that i can think of) of the weight, is that the weight is solely on the rear end of the car where as if i had 3 passengers (equalling out to about 400 lbs) the weight would be equally distributed throughout the car. please enlighten me, don't just comment with0 opinions and remarks without giving reasons.
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http://www.cars.com/chevrolet/camaro/1995/specs/
Cars.com says its rated for a 1,000lb trailer. Check on the weight of the trailer and jetski combined, some trailers are heavier than you'd think.
Cars.com says its rated for a 1,000lb trailer. Check on the weight of the trailer and jetski combined, some trailers are heavier than you'd think.
01-18-2011, 07:13 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.
but i hated it 
