trailer hitch on an FD
01-08-07, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DamonB
Yep, it can be done that way if you don't carry much more than tires and a jack. You can't even fit a cooler in the car after that. There's also the possibility of now having many very large and heavy objects waiting to fly around inside the car.
The first time it rains and you have to pack all your wet stuff back into the car you'll wish you had a trailer.
The first time it rains and you have to pack all your wet stuff back into the car you'll wish you had a trailer.
01-08-07, 05:49 PM
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I've done the tires in the car thing, in fact 2 stock wheels will fit in the passenger seat side by side, plus two in the trunk. That leaves a little room behind the passenger seat and room in the footwell.
Yeah it's a mess and easy to damage the interior. I'm buying a set of tire wraps (tire rack sells them) before I do it again. http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/..._tire_tote.jsp
Which gets to my point: while the FD is not a car for towing anything substantial, it will tow a tiny tire trailer well, and you can get a hideaway hitch. For track days and autox's, it's the trick setup.
Dave
Yeah it's a mess and easy to damage the interior. I'm buying a set of tire wraps (tire rack sells them) before I do it again. http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/..._tire_tote.jsp
Which gets to my point: while the FD is not a car for towing anything substantial, it will tow a tiny tire trailer well, and you can get a hideaway hitch. For track days and autox's, it's the trick setup.
Dave
01-08-07, 07:24 PM
#28
FWIW, I've got a U-Haul hitch taking up room in my garage. It was on the car when I bought it. I have no plans for it, but won't ship. I think I even still have all the bolts. Free to any forum member coming through the mid-west....MAM (Mid-America Motorplex) is 20 minutes away.
01-08-07, 07:36 PM
#29
Originally Posted by Mahjik
Check the DamonB thread posted a few posts back and this thread:
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/hitch-trailer-install-pics-337174/
I'll be doing mine this spring.
https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/hitch-trailer-install-pics-337174/
I'll be doing mine this spring.
It took almost two weeks special order from U-haul to get it. I think they make them as ordered.
Btw, they are 19 lbs.
01-08-07, 07:41 PM
#30
Originally Posted by DamonB
Yep, it can be done that way if you don't carry much more than tires and a jack. You can't even fit a cooler in the car after that. There's also the possibility of now having many very large and heavy objects waiting to fly around inside the car.
The first time it rains and you have to pack all your wet stuff back into the car you'll wish you had a trailer.
The first time it rains and you have to pack all your wet stuff back into the car you'll wish you had a trailer.
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