ONe more towing comment
A friend has a tow bar for roadsters that bolts to the bumber mounts and it
works great. Towed 3 cars 60 plus miles. Suv's are great cause you can see
behind the vehicle. Tried a dolly once. The roadster was too narrow for the
tire mounts. Almost disaster as at every turn the roadster front wheels
would try to jump out of the dolley. Try to use AAA flatbed whenever
possible, though.
Mike KOken
Colo. Springs CO
----- Original Message -----
From: "roadster" <roadster@rcn.com>
To: <CalSpeed@aol.com>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: Towing continued
> I also have one of those 2-piece towbars, that mounts to the bumper mounts
> on the frame. There is a set of bolts that go thru the towbar and the
> roadster frame for additional holding strength, beyond the spot-welded
> pieces on the frame for the bumper mounts. Additionally, you can drill
> additional holes in the frame for more holding strength. Trailer hitches
on
> trucks are basically the the same, held on to the vehicle by a few bolts
> into the frame, and they do the job of towing many thousands of pounds. I
> agree with Calspeed that you shouldn't rely only on bolting to the
standard
> bumper mounts.
>
> Fred - So.SF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <CalSpeed@aol.com>
> To: <ericarm@alum.calberkeley.org>; <solex67@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:25 PM
> Subject: Re: Towing continued
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I too have a towbar that connects to the bumper mounts. It is a two
peice
> > unit where half connects to the Roadster and the other half connects to
> the
> > hitch.
> >
> > I have towed my roadsters to and from the racetrack several times this
> way.
> > But then I heard of horror stories about how the bumber mounts could
> seperate
> > from the frame. This of course meant that you would have a roadster on
> the
> > loose.
> >
> > When I took a look underneath the car I did notice that the bumper
mounts
> > were only attached to the frame via just two spot welds. After I saw
that
> I
> > decided that it wasnt a good idea to tow that way anymore. That was
when
> I
> > bought a trailer.
> >
> > If anyone is thinking of towing that way I would suggest that you look
at
> > what you are mounting too and possibly reconsider. Or you can reinforce
> the
> > bumper mounts to accomodate the additional stress of pulling and
pushing.
> >
> > Michael "Calspeed" Carion
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