trboboost91

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Wanting to know if anyone else uses a hitch and VERY small trailer set up to get
excess stuff to the track like spare wheel/tire set, chairs, easy ups, tools, ECT....
i can't seem to find a bolt on hitch anywhere and probably for good reason.
but i would like to know if anyone else is using one scince im low budget (work a full time job) i can't afford a diesel truck and car trailer and all that jaz.
Any one using a "custom" hitch or anything like that?

chaotichoax

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you shouldn't tow ANYTHING with this car

it's been done before but the car is not designed to tow at all

groove304

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Just take your back seat cushion out. It fits my wheels. And we also have a trunk to fit all the rest of the stuff. I carry my dj equipment all the time... turntable coffin, two 15" speaker cabinets, lights, amps, cd players, records, computer...

scorke

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Tell that to AMS who trailered TONS of race gas and spared, my roomate last year trailered his tires all over the place, it has plenty of tq and brakes to tow something that small.

Scorke

chaotichoax

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yeah I guess the mitsu manual must be wrong then because AMS does it

AMS also claimed they have the only six speed shifter bushing on the market...when Buschur had them out for over a year

jump off the AMS band wagon

VIPGarage

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i really don't see any problem with making up or buying something to tow a couple hundred pounds around. hell i've seen a del-sol with a little trailer setup running around going to Summit.

scorke

iTrader: (18)

The instruction manual tells you not to rev over redline, not to do all kinds of ****, if you take the manual as gospel well then you have a lot to learn my friend.

AMS is the only of the Evo vendors to compete in one lap of America besides TopSpeed, and the only one I know that towed a trailer for thousands of miles.

I'm not nutswinging it's just fact.

Jump off a bridge.

Scorke

0100

iTrader: (63)

This is what I plan on doing to get my race tires to the track.

Dapper Dan

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ive seen a trailer hich on an evo where i used to live...dont know where he got it tho

erioshi

That was my original plan as well, but then I noticed a couple of other Evo guys had removed both of the rear seat cushions (bottom & back) and had enough room to fit a full set 18x10 wheels in back with room for the tools & such in the trunk. A bit of cardboard or plastic and you can even keep the upholstery clean.

Vishnu also used a mini trailer when they did the one lap with their Evo in 2003. Mini-trailers are pretty common in the track-day scene and alot of cars that "aren't supposed to tow a trailer" do just fine with a small, low weight tote. At one point in '03 there was someone here on the board that was making & selling a hitch just for our cars.

0100

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^Yeah I would do that also, but my wife sits in the front and the baby sits in the back seat.

diviniti

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mitsu...QQcmdZViewItem

This is about all I could find for a hitch.

I would say a small trailer to haul a set of tires on occasionally would have no long term effects on the drivetrain. As its stated before, the car has plenty of torque and plenty of stopping power for a small load.

Something this size should be fine. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42708

honda-guy

iTrader: (55)

the evo would have no problem hauling a small trailer. i plan on making of my the s2k cause i have no room to carry tires to the track.

mikesezz

This is the only evo hitch I have found

http://www.slowboyracing.com/estore/home.php?cat=5047

I would be using it for a bike rack. BTW I love seeing cars with little race trailers!

Chemwarrior

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I know this is a bit off topic, but it is still relevent. It was either Top Gear of Fifth Gear that showed an Evo towing a fifth wheel trailer. Granted they f'ed it up, but it was meant as a far extreme of towing. I'm sure towing a small trailer won't have lasting effects since you can drive the car with five adults in it. That's more weight than a small trailer.