<VV> tow bars

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I used the exact same tow bar on my '65 Corsa convertible, loaded with
spare parts and household belonings, San Diego to Omaha.
No problems.
Tony Hansen corsaconvertible at gmail.com

On 6/2/07, Rick Norris <ricknorris at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>
> All,
> I have a tow bar like the one offered from Harbor Frieght!
> Mine came from J.C. Whitney and it works quite well. I remove the bumper and
> I use the largest thick washers that will fit where it attaches to the body.
> This spreads the load over the widest area. Yes, it's sheet metal but strong
> enough. I would not be concerned a bit to tow cross country with this rig.
> Now lets see... do you tow a convertible backwards ..or......GGG!
>
> Rick Norris
> CORSA Lifer
> #36 Sunoco Corvair
> 66 Crown V8 Vair
>
> > The Corvair unibody rails end at the front bumper attachment points, so
> > attaching the tow bar to the front bumper mounts is attaching it to the
> > unibody structure. If you build a tow bar to go under the body and find
> > the crossmember, that would be indirectly attaching to the unibody
> > structure. Kind of like a tow dolly.
> >
> > So my recommendation is to use the holes at the end of the frame rails,
> > aka front bumper mounting holes.
> >
> > Do not use the bumper mounting holes at the corner of the car, there is no
> > structure there to speak of. You could incorporate the center bumper
> > mount/ license plate bracket holes as that is the center of the front
> > cross rail, but it is not necessary.
> >
> > Remember, the front suspension hangs from the front frame rails, so this
> > is a very strong area in the unibody.
> >
> > Frank DuVal
> >
> >
> > Matt Nall wrote:
> >> Usually I'm the one to take the Cheap / Easy / lightweight  approach to
> >> things...
> >>
> >> I  would never tow a Unibody at the bumper for any long distance......
> >>
> >> Just like V W Beetles prior to 72 [ Super Beetle]   Use one attached to
> >> the fron suspension crossmenber...
> >>
> >
> >
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