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Well now that I don't have access to Victorian tradeplates, I can't slap it on the ae86 to drive it to track days n shit, so I need to tow the fcuker around... I can either molest the R32 or the A31, and being a family car the ceffy's gonna get the chop. Plus sometime down the track the widebody kit's goin on the R32 (eventually... lol) so I don't really want to have to chop it up to accomodate a towbar.

As the 86's a light rusty POS, it'd be a max of 1200kg (allowing 1000kg for the car and wheels and 200kg for the trailer). Can a RWD cef handle towing something like this?

Does anyone have a towbar on their cef? if so can you post some pics of the bar and where it mounts on the chassis? Also places where you can get em done, prefabbed kits if you know of any and costs if possible.

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from http://www.towbarfactory.co.nz

NISSAN CEFIRO

1990 to 1994 SEDAN

Vehicle Chassis No: A31

Towbar Serial No: 175

TB Code: NIA31

Tow Weight (Non-Braked): 500

Tow Weight (Braked): 1500

might be an avenue.

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from http://www.towbarfactory.co.nz

NISSAN CEFIRO

1990 to 1994 SEDAN

Vehicle Chassis No: A31

Towbar Serial No: 175

TB Code: NIA31

Tow Weight (Non-Braked): 500

Tow Weight (Braked): 1500

might be an avenue.

your a ledgend shan. i've also been looking at the possibilities of this as ill need to tow a light weight sailing boat in the near future with my ceffy. Only thing i'm questioning is the rb20 in the ceffy, don't know how it will go with the low torque, will probably be spooling up non stop. :)

Let me know if u have any luck finding somewhere in australia that make them. I remember hearing something about the s13 tow bar possibly fitting, but again not sure on that.

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yeah, I'm a bit concerned about the ceffy being RWD and towing a car. Might have to end up using the R32 as its AWD... both of them are RB20's though... plan is to run it at extremely low boost when towing.

Its easy enough to get a prefabbed on from NZ so I might not bother getting a custom one made up in oz. Its a bonus that the tow ball is removable, so I don't have to worry about it looking fugly.

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RWD is fine for towing. just make sure the weight balance of the trailer is right and it will be all sweet. eg don't put too much weight at the back of the trailer so it starts lifting the rear wheels of the car up if you know what i mean.

So getting parts in from NZ is generally a feasible option financially?

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Trailer design and overall weight will play a major role. Especially when using a small (for towing) capacity engine. I think I read somewhere its ideal to have 80kg of weight pushing down on the ball. So dummy loading the vehicle, spares etc and marking where car sits for the best balance may be an idea.

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i was thinking of using a towing dolly instead of a trailer more recently, that way i don't have to worry about the weight balance etc, and also its cheaper at $400 for a brand new unit compared to a trailer. Only issue might be front bar having to be removed each time i tow the 86, and also i'll have to go a little slower than with a trailer. I'll also have to worry about the 86's wheels turning too i guess.

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apparently the car being towed must be rego'd or something... pfft... sif. might end up with a front wheel a frame or something, apparently if a pair of wheels are off the ground then the car dosen't need rego.

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