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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Corvette / June 2006

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4 x 8 Trailer hitch on a 92 C4 ?

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Vern - 27 Jun 2006 02:53 GMT
Anyone tried that ?

I want to trailer my Intruder 1400 behind my 92 Vette....126K mi !
Vern - 27 Jun 2006 14:25 GMT
> Anyone tried that ?
>
> I want to trailer my Intruder 1400 behind my 92 Vette....126K mi !

Well...duh !   I looked in the manual:

"Your Corvette is not DESIGNED or INTENDED to pull a trailer"
lab~rat  >:-) - 27 Jun 2006 15:17 GMT
>> Anyone tried that ?
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>"Your Corvette is not DESIGNED or INTENDED to pull a trailer"

If you look at the car you should be able to figure that out...
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Dad - 27 Jun 2006 15:20 GMT
>> Anyone tried that ?
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> "Your Corvette is not DESIGNED or INTENDED to pull a trailer"

We have two club members that pull trailers, one is a C3 and the other is a C5. Both run long miles
and I've seen no problems with either. I installed the hitch on the C5 and had to make some stepped
washers to bolt it fast to the frame and isolate the bumper cover from the clamping force. One
carries an electric wheel chair and the other, C5, is to carry their living necessities as they
travel between their 2 vacation homes. Both are automatics and have transmission coolers, much
required to travel to AZ. Do use a trailer with a large diameter tire, cuts down on the bucking and
burned out bearings.
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Tom in Missouri - 27 Jun 2006 15:46 GMT
Most manufacturers do something like that anymore with their cars.  Or they
rate it for a trailer that is so small and light, you are lucky to haul a
cooler to the track or game.

It irritates me a lot, since I would like to get a vehicle other than a
truck to do occasionally towing but not have to be in a truck all the time.
The reason is to get more than two people in a truck and have room for your
stuff INSIDE, you need a truck 20-something feet long, like a crew cab or an
extended cab.

Long ago, you could buy an Impala, Chevelle, and many other makes and haul a
car trailer on a limited basis with no problem.  Half of the stinking SUVs
today have a maximum trailering capacity rating of 3500 lbs. That allows you
to haul something like a Formula Ford on a car trailer tops.

This liability factor they rate for is really irritating.

Of course, the C4 is a bit of a problem, since it is almost built like a
unibody with the pressed sheetmetal frame sections.

>> Anyone tried that ?
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> "Your Corvette is not DESIGNED or INTENDED to pull a trailer"
'Key - 28 Jun 2006 05:52 GMT
>> Anyone tried that ?
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> "Your Corvette is not DESIGNED or INTENDED to pull a
> trailer"

well, most cars are not really designed to pull trailers.
I have seen numerous vettes pulling moderate sized trailers.
asked one guy if he had any problems and he said none at
all.

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charlie - 27 Jun 2006 15:35 GMT
> Anyone tried that ?
>
> I want to trailer my Intruder 1400 behind my 92 Vette....126K mi !

i towed a 4x8 trailer on my 89 for a few years. used it to haul another
set of wheels/tires, tools, helmets, and luggage to out of town races.
 
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