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01-19-2008, 02:36 PM | #1 |
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Towing/Hitch thread
Let's see your hitch installation and what you tow! Details on any special installation needs (longer exhaust hangers, exhaust clearance, etc) might be helpful information for people looking to do this.
I'll start this one out... I picked up a drawtite hitch, thule hitch-mounted fork mount bike rack and thule rack-n-loc classic hitch-mounted bike rack last weekend. It took about an hour to install. It clears the prodrive oval tip axel back with use of 3 kartboy XL exhaust hangers. I'll be using the hitch for the bike racks and for towing my motorcycle to and from track days. I still need to pick up a small trailer for the motorcycle. Pic of the hitch installed: Pic of the motorcycle: Bikes/Rack on the car:
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01-19-2008, 02:41 PM | #2 |
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01-19-2008, 05:04 PM | #3 |
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haha, this is halrious. I have a WRB blue WRX and i'm wanting to tow a RED Sv650s. that's awesome!
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01-19-2008, 05:44 PM | #4 |
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that is pretty cool... weird! |
01-19-2008, 06:08 PM | #5 |
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Drawtite hitch bar - 24710 http://www.etrailer.com/hitch-2004_Subaru_Impreza.htm APS 3" single tip tbe stock hangers- these are pulled very snug, but this keeps from the tbe from resonating against the bar itself. |
01-19-2008, 07:03 PM | #6 |
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Nothing special, uhaul hitch and harbor frieght foldable trailer.
Now she gets towed (as of today!! ) |
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01-19-2008, 10:45 PM | #8 |
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^We have a winner!
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01-20-2008, 12:02 AM | #9 |
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01-20-2008, 01:23 AM | #10 |
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01-20-2008, 11:01 AM | #11 |
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how much can a wrx tow? would it be able 2 haul a single quad/trailer?
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01-20-2008, 11:48 AM | #12 | |
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I have a hitch from Curt which I got from etrailer.com. I've towed boats, snow moblies, and pulled stuff out of ditches in the snow, but I use it mostly for my dirtbike trailer (harbor freight trailer) which I also use for my Harley for when bike week comes around. |
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01-20-2008, 12:32 PM | #13 |
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Ohhhh I wish I still had a bike to tow
Nice Subaru's doing work! |
01-20-2008, 02:01 PM | #14 |
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One of the front just for the hell of it Hate having the hitch but love trail riding more. |
01-20-2008, 02:05 PM | #15 |
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01-20-2008, 05:07 PM | #16 |
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^ Is that trailer really attached? It doesn't look like it, but if it is, it looks like a BAD idea.
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01-20-2008, 05:14 PM | #17 |
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01-20-2008, 05:26 PM | #18 |
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01-20-2008, 05:50 PM | #20 |
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Nope...graduated in '04, but I was a member of CCVT while I was there.
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01-21-2008, 01:08 PM | #21 |
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01-21-2008, 02:24 PM | #22 |
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Pic of our rig and trailer... i don't even remember what state this was in.
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heres mine with a 2" receiver
and whats usually on the hitch. |
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01-29-2008, 09:25 AM | #25 |
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Clearance
So which hitch has more clearance for an exhaust. The factory hitch, the Drawtite, or the Curt hitch. Looking at the hitch itself sure looks like the curt hitch. The exhaust will be an APS 3", so no angled tip or anything. If I have to trim the diffuser that is fine, more people say it won't fit with it, but I don't mind cutting it.
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