Hitch for my GT

Jaswir

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i gotta put a hitch on my GT... gonna be pulling a small trailer from IL, down to FL in about a week... Anyone know a decent cheap hitch to use? anyone have one on your GT?

 

stykthyn

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rent a truck, not worth frying your tranny

 

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frying a tranny, on a small trailer ?

yeah i got one...

it was on the car.. i was gonna take it off, but i figured if i ended up with a jet ski it would come in useful... i dont know where you can get them cheap tho.. junk yard maybe.. or sears, walmart, autozone

 

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stykthyn

I want to measure mine. It doesn't look that tall.

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is that the new invisible stealth hitch??
way to go steven

towing with a mustang, camaro, f-bird, or any other vehicle that was never meant to pull a load is ghetto.

 

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you cant see it >? look under the A in mustang gt... i never drive with it in, but its there if i need it.. and an added weight to the rear center of the car...

 

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if you cant see it in the pic you cant see it in real life.... its there tho, small square sleeve the hitch slides right in

 

stykthyn

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ahh there it is, rip the damn thing out and shave about 40lbs off your car

 

FrankenStang

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stykthyn said:

is that the new invisible stealth hitch??
way to go steven

towing with a mustang, camaro, f-bird, or any other vehicle that was never meant to pull a load is ghetto.

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i agree about NOT towing with a mustang. but how can you say it would fry the tranny? it must be a piece of **** transmission then...

 

FrankenStang

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95yellowGTS said:

i agree about NOT towing with a mustang. but how can you say it would fry the tranny? it must be a piece of **** transmission then...

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omg, lol, the Geo in your sig. LMAO

 

88Stang331

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a hitch on a mustang is like tits on a bull. Last time i checked a mustang was a sports car, not a truck

 

stykthyn

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95yellowGTS said:

i agree about NOT towing with a mustang. but how can you say it would fry the tranny? it must be a piece of **** transmission then...

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the gearing of the tranny and rearend was never meant to tow. it is designed to launch off the line and provide a smooth cruising speed. plus we arent talking about towing across town, this guy is going across country. the transmission has no way to dissipate the heat that the load will generate. since it's an AOD I got money that says bands start to cook.

 

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A guy around here used to have an '89 or so GT and pulled a boat around with it.

Ive seen pics of cars on the Hot Road power tour pulling trailers across the country and those cars are probably alot more modified.

My Elantra is rated to tow over 3000 pounds (with trailer brakes) so I think that the Mustang is capable of pulling a small trailer.

 

poneypower89

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my mustang has more TQ than most trucks...

 

90mustangGT

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There is just something so out of place towing with a car, espeically with a mustang.

 

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poneypower89 said:

my mustang has more TQ than most trucks...

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There is alot more to being able to tow than how much power your vehicle has. Like if your transmission will be able to take the added weight/stress of a trailer. There is a reason most people tow stuff with trucks and not cars. Cars are flat out not built for it.

 

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tow hitches=teh sleeper. thats the only reason we kept it on our kenne bell blown 85 gt

 

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poneypower89

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88Stang331 said:

There is alot more to being able to tow than how much power your vehicle has. Like if your transmission will be able to take the added weight/stress of a trailer. There is a reason most people tow stuff with trucks and not cars. Cars are flat out not built for it.

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yea, duh.

But if we are hauling something like a ski-do? Meh, I have 100% faith the stang can pull it off with zero problems.

 

stykthyn

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BOWTIEKILLR said:

tow hitches=teh sleeper. thats the only reason we kept it on our kenne bell blown 85 gt

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a big set of nutz will really set off that sleeper look

 

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poneypower89 said:

yea, duh.

But if we are hauling something like a ski-do? Meh, I have 100% faith the stang can pull it off with zero problems.

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pritty much sum's up what i was sayen,...


a mustang is not a truck, but when a must is all you have a simple hitch for a small trailer from A to B, wont mess anything up... its not like hes towing another car or a mobil home..