DamonB

Not much. I honestly bet is isn't more than 15 pounds.

ryan35/40

Hey Guys Didnt Means To Be Rude About The Trailer Hitch. Little Under The Table When I Came Back From The Cubs Game. I Will Post Pics Of My Custom Trailer Hitch This Weekend

RXtacy

iTrader: (7)

Please tell me thats not your garage with the two lifts because if it is i might just have to kill some people in a jealous rampage. ohterwise awesome write up like usual.

damian

iTrader: (2)

hahah no, thats is speedlabs shop garage, wish it was mine :-)

maxcooper

Not having to pack your car full of ****, unpack it quickly before the first session, and then re-pack it in your car again at the end of the day: Priceless.



I know people think the hitch is a silly thing to put on a sports car, but having a trailer is a huge help for going to the track. It doesn't weigh much, you can hardly see it with the hitch bar thingy removed, and it isn't that prone to rubbing (though I have scraped it a few times, it is less likely to rub than my old GReddy PE exhaust can was). A car hauler (to put the track car on) would be even better, of course, but the little tire trailer works great and is relatively cheap.

Here's a pic of my trailer with the plywood box. Four 245 tires fit in one row inside the box, but the 285s fit just fine with all the other crap in there, too. I just put 3 in a row with the 285s and then the last one goes on top of some other crap. It is unreal how much crap you can fit in there. I usually take four 18x10" wheels, three tool boxes, a few boxes of fluids, a little chair-toolbox thing with brake stuff in it, two folding chairs, an EZ-Up portable canopy, two jack stands, and a big floor jack. My 10x10 EZ-Up lays on the bottom in the middle, sticking out of a little hole in the front of the box. It would be better if the EZ-Up was elevated, though, because piling stuff on top of it has worn through the carrying case and I expect that it will wear through the canopy in a few spots at some point.



-Max

maxcooper

Another plus: reduced chance of death by flying wheel inside the car in the event that you get in a crash on the way to the track. Driving with all that stuff packed in the car is a bit unnerving (sp?). Tires smell, too.

-Max

damian

iTrader: (2)

sorry to bring this back from the dead, but I never posted final pics of what my mini-trailer looked like, so here ya go:

marix1521

sexy....

DamonB

Really? I think he looks like a nerd

mtmetzger

iTrader: (2)

...Let me guess your favorite color

damian

iTrader: (2)

id unno about all that LOL

damian

iTrader: (2)

I am a nerd!!! how do you think i pay for all this silly stuff!!!! computer geeks get paid!!!

damian

iTrader: (2)

its purple :-) (hahhahaha) LOL

DamonB

Sorry; couldn't resist. The setup was just too perfect!

damian

iTrader: (2)

hahah :-) dood i cant afford the full on rig and trailer, so i have to 'accessorize' the best I can ;-)

rotarypower101

iTrader: (1)

Hey Damian you wouldn’t happen to have a pic of the hitch receiver assembly strait on level with the plain of the car to show how far it really protrudes down do you? Maybe without a hitch in so we could see what it looks like when driving around without a trailer.

Thanks for all the great archiving.

cough more videos cough

DamonB

Here's the best one I've got. The end of the receiver is behind the lower valence so it does not stick out from behind the car. It hangs down maybe 2" below the valence.



Here's another pic attached where you can just make out the tip of the receiver under the catback and a better one with the rear of the car rising so you can see under it slightly.

amp

iTrader: (50)

agree with this... although with the cost of a hauler and trailer...
this is definitely a good alternative...

DamonB

Not just cost of a tow vehicle and trailer, but you have to have room to park all of them!

damian

iTrader: (2)

>>Not just cost of a tow vehicle and trailer, but you have to have room to park all of them!

EXACLTY!!!!

that is my problem right now, ....space. people dont get that i would need a tow vehicle, trailer, AND buy a new house. .... not gonna happen any time soon :-)

Section8

iTrader: (6)

Another bump from a few months back, just wanted to thank you Damian for the write up and all the part numbers, getting ready to do this myself now that I've graduated to Victoracers

alberto_mg

make sure you get some saftey goggles and maybe gloves for when you are drilling the aluminum bumper. lots of little shavings from drilling! i did this on my back in my driveway and i was covered in metal shavings. even got some close to my nostrils.

i was able to slide the U shaped bolts up into the bumper using my finger and drop it down through the holes. you might not need to fab something like damian did. i just said **** it with regards to that center bolt.

M104-AMG

iTrader: (8)

I like it ! Sounds like a winter project . . .

:-) neil

tas6593

have not seen an rx with a hitch post pics of it with a trailer

tas6593

sorry my computer is slow to load did not see the pics