raised towbars

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jeffw
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raised towbars

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I have a surf that has been lifted and runs 33s. I need to put a tow bar on it. Where is the best place to get one. I need it low enough to tow a car trailer but need to be able to remove it for when its off road. Where it bolts to the chassis is roughly 800mm above the ground so it will need a to drop roughly 400mm
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Jerry
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if your in town go and see stinky/taz at towbar services
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Brown Smurf
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If you already have a removable towbar you can buy a slide in adjustable drop one from supercheap. Something like $150 but not sure if it would be a 400mm drop.

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i have a hilux with a removable hitch on towbar with rear bullbars. got it done by tow bars on wakefield st, go and see stinky and two teeth three fingers they will look after you.
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so a removable one can drop 400mm and safely tow a car trailer with a 4wd?
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jeffw wrote:so a removable one can drop 400mm and safely tow a car trailer with a 4wd?


yeah but you'd need diagonal braces back to the chassis rails from the tounge, Rob had one on his safari that bolted on and off easily, he towed blackdeaths safari up to hawkes bay and back with it a couple of years ago
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Sadam_Husain wrote:
jeffw wrote:so a removable one can drop 400mm and safely tow a car trailer with a 4wd?


yeah but you'd need diagonal braces back to the chassis rails from the tounge, Rob had one on his safari that bolted on and off easily, he towed blackdeaths safari up to hawkes bay and back with it a couple of years ago


Something like this?
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MK1TNA wrote:Something like this?



Yep :mrgreen:
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