Would you tow with it???

akrievins

akrievins

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Hey all,

I know most of you on here have trucks that could tow a house, but I live in Toronto and only have one vehicle. It's a RWD car.

It's an Infiniti G25 (not all wheel drive). I have a set of Bridgestone Blizzak winter tires for it though. 218HP, 187 torque.

I put this hitch set up on this summer to carry my bikes. Those only weigh 40 pounds. This rig is supposed to be okay for towing 1000lbs.

Do you think it would be okay to occasionally tow my Viper on a single sled trailer? 1 or 2 big trips a year.

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Towing wise I wouldn't see an issue with it from the cars standpoint. (hitch should be mounted to the frame) If you get the sled balanced on the trailer just right the hitch weight will be fine....I push/pull my sled around on a 4x8 trailer all the time by hand.

My only concern would be the handling characteristics of the vehicle when the sled is attached and whether or not the rear end would break loose. Drive sensibly, don't "mash" on the go pedal and give yourself plenty of distance for controlled stops and I think you should be fine.

I've seen guys around here in MN pulling large boats...etc with less....

Last year I believe when I was riding down near the Eagan area, a guy even pulled up with the same exact trailer setup with a Polaris XLT on it....towing it behind a mid 90's Olds Ciera 4 banger....

Steve
 
I wouldn't want to pull on slick roads with a rear-wheel drive, and if the parking area isn't plowed you will really have fun.

Of course, around here everywhere we go to ride requires going up hill to the unloading area.
 
hahaha... Good one snopax! ;)

Well, I'd be taking it real easy when towing... that's for sure.

Pretty much just trailing out to a trail head or places just off major highways up in Northern Ontario.
 
One of the biggest things that get overlooked with a trailer setup is the fact that the trailer tongue is supposed to be level to the ground and most people overlook this.I have seen my share of trailers hooked to cars and trucks both where the tongue sits at an angle when all that needs to be done is get a receiver with an adjustable setting to compensate for that lower mounting of the hitch.
 
snopax said:
Bahhh... If you get stuck just tow the car with the sled.
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Believe it or not, I have actually done this. A buddy of mine and I were sledding in northern NH and towed the 2 sleds on an open two place trailer with a 2wd reg cab Ford Ranger. The parking area was unplowed with about 6 inches of fresh powder. I plowed in with momentum from the road but couldn't get back out so we hooked the sled with studs to the front and pulled the truck and trailer out to the main road. ;)!

On topic, those Blizzak's are incredible tires and with the extra tongue weight of the sled on the rear of the car, you will have no problem with traction. Just remember the extra braking distance and you'll be fine. You might need lights if the sled/trailer block your vehicle's lights so you might want to look into that as well.
 
my 97 two door saturn has been my tow vechicle for two years. Even pulled some brick around when i first started up my landscaping company..got stuck once last year but...it was worth every penny...
 
i would think you would be just fine. more than enough power to tow a sled and the trailer tounge weight should help give you more traction if anything. go for it. i would do it without a second thought about it.
 
Awesome responses guys!

I can't wait to get a rig set up for the G.

It'll look pretty cool towing a Viper!
 
I remember a day when all vehicles where rear wheel drive, and 4 wheel drive was very uncommon. We didn't have any Blizzaks either just Bias-Ply tires, or studded tires if you were lucky. We just drove a bit different. Make sure you can handle the rig when it breaks loose because it will break loose at some point. A rear wheel drive vehicle is easier to control than a front wheel drive once it is loose especially with a trailer on.
 
fourbarrel said:
One of the biggest things that get overlooked with a trailer setup is the fact that the trailer tongue is supposed to be level to the ground and most people overlook this.I have seen my share of trailers hooked to cars and trucks both where the tongue sits at an angle when all that needs to be done is get a receiver with an adjustable setting to compensate for that lower mounting of the hitch.
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Ive heard your better off with angle towards the truck or car in this case whn towing something with how the wind will hit everything.
 
Ding said:
I remember a day when all vehicles where rear wheel drive, and 4 wheel drive was very uncommon. We didn't have any Blizzaks either just Bias-Ply tires, or studded tires if you were lucky. We just drove a bit different. Make sure you can handle the rig when it breaks loose because it will break loose at some point. A rear wheel drive vehicle is easier to control than a front wheel drive once it is loose especially with a trailer on.
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I say go for it, just drive to conditions...a 4x4 doesn't stop or turn any better then 2 wheel drive...its all about the tires and the driver.

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Here's what I put together for long haul highway towing...a home made Mercury Marauder/ P71 Police Interceptor with all the handling + go fast goodies.
 
sideshowBob said:
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Here's what I put together for long haul highway towing...a home made Mercury Marauder/ P71 Police Interceptor with all the handling + go fast goodies.
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You made your own PI emblem too I see. Fun car to drive.

Nice ride Bob. Let me know if you need any service information.
 
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