Who Tows With There Thirdgen?
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Who Tows With There Thirdgen?
just wondering...how much can they tow? what did you have to change?
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-Stock Tbi 305 with a lot of damn miles
-Edelbrock Z28 TES Headers
-3 inch Catco High Flow Cat
-3 inch Edelbrock Catback
-14x3 Summit Open Element Air Cleaner
Stereo
-Pioneer DEH-P4100 cd player
-Polk Dx9 6x9s
79 Jeep Cj7
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I wouldn't even consider towing anything with one of these cars. I think that GM rated the towing recomendations as "Not recomended"
It would of course be interesting to hear about someone who does tow with one though![](https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/biggrin.gif)
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It would of course be interesting to hear about someone who does tow with one though
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My old 86 had a ball. I don't know what the previous owner did with it but the car ran great. It was an 86, 11 years when I got it and only 94K miles. What a POS, trans was built though and the thing ran great, sold her for more than I paid. I kind of feel bad, not for the money but for giving her up. If she's still with the kid I sold it to I think I'm going to get it back from him when I get out of school. She'll be fully restored and made into a daily driver. I've heard too many people cry because they let go of there first car and that 86 was mine so I think I should get her back.
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ya.. i was at lake cumberland last year and seen a 82-85 z28 trying to pull out a trailer with dual jet ski's on it.. it just smoked the tires, and even looked like it was slipping down the ramp some.. and it was only about a 25 degree incline..
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My `91 Z28 Convertible
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I've used mine, with a really little U-Haul. The hitch bolts to one of the bumper bolts on each side and to the underside of the frame-like reinforcement right in front of the same spots.
I don't think I'd ever try to pull more than about 1500 lbs with that rig... the hardware was 2 6mm bolts and 2 3/8" bolts. Not confidence inspiring.
I've seen people at the boat ramps too, I can't believe anybody would be that stoopid. The first rule of towing is you gotta have something to attach the hitch to.
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I don't think I'd ever try to pull more than about 1500 lbs with that rig... the hardware was 2 6mm bolts and 2 3/8" bolts. Not confidence inspiring.
I've seen people at the boat ramps too, I can't believe anybody would be that stoopid. The first rule of towing is you gotta have something to attach the hitch to.
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Car: 1983 Camaro Sport Coupe
Engine: 1986 305 C.I.D. Bored .030 over
Transmission: TH350 W/Shift Kit
Axle/Gears: 3:08
about the only thing that i would tow with my f body is a jet ski with a matching paint job or maybe a little u haul if i ABSOLUTELY had to
i acutally saw a 85 z28 pull a boat out of a lake with little difficulty but there was no incline only like 15 degrees
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i acutally saw a 85 z28 pull a boat out of a lake with little difficulty but there was no incline only like 15 degrees
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ya i had a dirtbike in mind
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Stereo
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I see some guy towing a trailer with mowers, trimmers, and a bunch of grass during the summer. Unibody cars don't like to tow very much. They don't have a solid frame to attach the hitch. I forgot to mention that the above camaro has 20ft CB antenna's attached to the bumper on each side.
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Why would you want to subject a beautiful F-body to towing when you can buy a truck, even a 1000K beater, that does it better? Just curious. Buy something with a frame if you want to safely and effectively tow with it.
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i think its sacriligous(i know i butchered that word) to tow something with an f-body, my brother in law thinks its fine, he's towed like 1k lbs with his before, but i hate it, and i let him know it everytime he does it. if your going to tow, why have an f body for the job? just doesnt mix
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I Tow a small Fiberglass boat about 20 miles
with my 92 v-6 Bird.I have a "hidden hitch"
pro installed made by Putnam.You cannot
see it unless the ball and reciver are
in place. It is not a heavy duty hitch.
I have no problem on ramps.Just put in low
and almost idel right out.
with my 92 v-6 Bird.I have a "hidden hitch"
pro installed made by Putnam.You cannot
see it unless the ball and reciver are
in place. It is not a heavy duty hitch.
I have no problem on ramps.Just put in low
and almost idel right out.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by JETHROIROC:
Why would you want to subject a beautiful F-body to towing when you can buy a truck, even a 1000K beater, that does it better? Just curious. Buy something with a frame if you want to safely and effectively tow with it. </font>
Why would you want to subject a beautiful F-body to towing when you can buy a truck, even a 1000K beater, that does it better? Just curious. Buy something with a frame if you want to safely and effectively tow with it. </font>
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Here is your chance if you own a 4thgen too:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cg...item=558110695
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dtpmike:
that looks so ******* when you see a sports car pulling stuff</font>
that looks so ******* when you see a sports car pulling stuff</font>
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The one time mine towed, was a few months ago... my brother-in-law was moving to Denver and I had just moved to So Cal (both from Memphis); he had no car at all, and I had no car here, so I was renting one. I let him tow the smallest U-Haul they have with my car to Denver, and then drive it the rest of the way to San Diego to deliver it to me, and we paid his way back to Denver. I took the hitch off when it got here.
He said it sucked driving it with the trailer. He was real glad to get rid of it for the second 1200 mile leg of his trip.
Sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do. By doing what I did, 2 people got moved, and I got to quit renting a car. My car isn't some kind of trailer queen, nor is it a piece of ******* trailer trash, it's a piece of mechanical transportation equipment. On the other hand, like alot of people have said, it isn't designed to be a tow vehicle, especially not anything more than Class 1. I would never dream of towing my boat with it, for example (a real 4000 lb boat, not a little jet-ski).
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He said it sucked driving it with the trailer. He was real glad to get rid of it for the second 1200 mile leg of his trip.
Sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do. By doing what I did, 2 people got moved, and I got to quit renting a car. My car isn't some kind of trailer queen, nor is it a piece of ******* trailer trash, it's a piece of mechanical transportation equipment. On the other hand, like alot of people have said, it isn't designed to be a tow vehicle, especially not anything more than Class 1. I would never dream of towing my boat with it, for example (a real 4000 lb boat, not a little jet-ski).
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When I bought my car it had a ball on it but I never used it. I sold it to a friend with an '89rs and he tows a motorcycle trailer with it. It seems to work fine, no problems at all but he rarely puts more than 1 bike on the trailer.
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I have the trailer hitch on my car right now.. I've been meaning to take it off, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Anyways, on the hitch itself, it says not to tow anything greater than 200 pounds.
That's some mean towing power there.
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That's some mean towing power there.
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Ok, everybody will love this.
I saw a 2nd gen cavalier z24 towing a mustang once, it was using a chain to pull it, it was cool.
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I saw a 2nd gen cavalier z24 towing a mustang once, it was using a chain to pull it, it was cool.
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Hahaha kieth...i would have paid money to see that.
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I used to tow my 18' Hydrostream speed boat behind my 1st T/A ('83 LG4 700R-4) all the time. I thought it looked pretty cool; an 80 mph boat behind a T/A. ![](https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/smile.gif)
I routinely towed it up to our house in Maine from where I used to live in Mass, and never had any problems with the car, or pulling it out of the water. It always did just fine. Besides, what is the difference between the driveline of our cars, and that of a Chevy pickup? Same engine, trans and even rear axle. Our cars actually have better brakes. My car towed very well. Granted, I would not use my current T/A to tow. But now I have a Jeep J-20 for that stuff!![](https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/smile.gif)
BTW I sold that car with 200,000 mi, with origional engine, trans, and rear ax, so I definatly don't feel that towing was detrimental to the power train.
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I routinely towed it up to our house in Maine from where I used to live in Mass, and never had any problems with the car, or pulling it out of the water. It always did just fine. Besides, what is the difference between the driveline of our cars, and that of a Chevy pickup? Same engine, trans and even rear axle. Our cars actually have better brakes. My car towed very well. Granted, I would not use my current T/A to tow. But now I have a Jeep J-20 for that stuff!
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BTW I sold that car with 200,000 mi, with origional engine, trans, and rear ax, so I definatly don't feel that towing was detrimental to the power train.
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Well a full size pick has a 12 bolt rear end, but s-10's have about the same rear end we do.
The biggest worry I would have is how much weight the car has to support, I bet our rear springs aren't meant to hold a whole heck of a lot.
If the object you are towing weighs too much it would kinda throw you around the road more than a full size truck would be thrown, well come to think about it our weight shouldn't be much different than an s10's.
But then again how common is it to see s10's pulling anything?
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The biggest worry I would have is how much weight the car has to support, I bet our rear springs aren't meant to hold a whole heck of a lot.
If the object you are towing weighs too much it would kinda throw you around the road more than a full size truck would be thrown, well come to think about it our weight shouldn't be much different than an s10's.
But then again how common is it to see s10's pulling anything?
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My owner's manual says it's recommended to have trailer brakes on trailers over 1,000 pounds. It also says to shift into drive if you have a trailer 4,000 pounds or more.
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I saw a 4th gen T/A towing 2 sea doos on a trailer, and it wasn't sagging in the back or anything. Now my suspension on the other hand, I wouldnt subject it to that sorta load - hell 4 people in the car and its almost dragging the muffler.
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I'd love to tow a jet-ski with my Firebird... of course, I'd have to paint the jet-ski's trailer to match my car... ![](https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/wink.gif)
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I thought it was pretty cool when I Towed my zx7 to bike week (almost 4000 mi round trip), unloaded it and took home 2nd place in the 750cc hp shootout contest at mmi. My z is so comfortable that it was the perfect choice for towing my bike. Ive since gotten rid of the 7 and am looking at a sweet 9 to be pulled by my old third gen. And I tow a 5000 lb sport boat with my v8 s10 blazer, no sweat.
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My s-10 ZR2 Blazer has the same rear as a Z71 fullsize pickup, just shortened axles. Much tougher than the rear under my IROC. Granted, the driveline is similar to the Camaro but it doesn't sag on the back end and the hitch is a good distance from the ground, and also bolted to a reinforced frame. A good s-10 is much better for towing than a Camaro, IMO.
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Keith5, All full size Chevy 1500's come with a corporate 10 bolt -same as ours. 2500'scan have either a 10 or 12 bolt, depending on the options, and a 3500 has 12 or 14 bolt depending on the options.
My girlfriend has a '95 1500 and it has -guess what- a 10 bolt.
My girlfriend has a '95 1500 and it has -guess what- a 10 bolt.
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I wouldn't haul anything with my 'Bird. The 2.8 barely hauls me and a passenger around ![](https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/wink.gif)
However, the RPO's for my car had a code V81 stating "Trailer provisions, not to exceed 2000 lbs, SAE", though there's no hitch, ball, etc.
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However, the RPO's for my car had a code V81 stating "Trailer provisions, not to exceed 2000 lbs, SAE", though there's no hitch, ball, etc.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Tom 400 CFI:
Keith5, All full size Chevy 1500's come with a corporate 10 bolt -same as ours. 2500'scan have either a 10 or 12 bolt, depending on the options, and a 3500 has 12 or 14 bolt depending on the options.
My girlfriend has a '95 1500 and it has -guess what- a 10 bolt.</font>
Keith5, All full size Chevy 1500's come with a corporate 10 bolt -same as ours. 2500'scan have either a 10 or 12 bolt, depending on the options, and a 3500 has 12 or 14 bolt depending on the options.
My girlfriend has a '95 1500 and it has -guess what- a 10 bolt.</font>
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Ok, I went to carparts.com, even the 454 had a 10 bolt, but 4th gen's have 10 bolts too, they are stronger than ours, so I would think that one that is put behind a 454 that will be towing would be stronger than ours too.
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A 10 bolt is a 10 bolt (at least from the factory). Don't forget the 454 only made a weak 235 hp. The TPI 350 does better than that. And the 4th gen F-Bodies are pushing well over 300hp through 10 bolts.
I really don't think that towing with auto equiped f-bods is bad in anyway UNLESS you have the trailer improperly loaded so that there is excessive tongue weight. The tongue weight of my boat was (don't have it any more) about 70 lbs. That will in NO WAY hurt the rear springs or susp components.
One more advantage to towing with a third gen, gas milage. I could easily get over 18 mpg with my LG4 towing my boat. Try that with any brand of full size pickup.
Reminder: I do not tow with my current T/A; it has a 5 speed (hard on the clutch) and my boat has grown in size and weight.
I really don't think that towing with auto equiped f-bods is bad in anyway UNLESS you have the trailer improperly loaded so that there is excessive tongue weight. The tongue weight of my boat was (don't have it any more) about 70 lbs. That will in NO WAY hurt the rear springs or susp components.
One more advantage to towing with a third gen, gas milage. I could easily get over 18 mpg with my LG4 towing my boat. Try that with any brand of full size pickup.
Reminder: I do not tow with my current T/A; it has a 5 speed (hard on the clutch) and my boat has grown in size and weight.
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i have a 91 RS automatic. we bolted on a class 2 hitch and tow a 1971 carlson ski boat. in the 5 years we have done this there has been absolutley no tire smoke and no problems towing anything up to about 2000lbs(and the boats pushing 2 grand) we've had no problems with towing stuff(we moved with a trailer hooked to my 'maro)i plan to haul two or three dirt bikes on a trailer when i get around to finding the right bike ![](https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/smile.gif)
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4th gen 10 bolts are stronger than ours, their case is stiffer, yeah the guts are the same. Trucks have different cases too(I think). The are setup for leaf srings, and I think the tubes and axles are probably different lengths than ours.
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I got a 90 Lumina 3.1 with 120,000 and I pull my boat fine and my car is front wheel drive. Its fine on the ramps too and the boat is about 1300 LBS the hitch from U-HAUL bolts right ot the bottom of the trunk with 6 bolts. Your car is fine
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my brother's 1981 1500 p/u has a 12 bolt
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That's cool. But I was kinda talking about trucks that are generally still on the road.
Seriously I was talking about '88 and newer.
The only difference between a truck 10 bolt and our 10 bolt is that the truck ones lack the mounting area for the torque arm.
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The only difference between a truck 10 bolt and our 10 bolt is that the truck ones lack the mounting area for the torque arm.
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Best E.T. 13.532
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1981 Chevy trucks are still on the road.
Do the trucks have places for coil springs? Are they the same width?
What are the torque numbers on a TBI 454?
Do the trucks have places for coil springs? Are they the same width?
What are the torque numbers on a TBI 454?
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on the people at the ramps towing stuff...they probably have no idea what the hell they arre doing espescially with a sports car you cant floor the pedal and expect to haul a ton worth of boat out of the water you take it slow and easy. my dad has been launching boats since he was fourteen and me and him have never spun the tires on the ramps(except for this one time when a kid was in our way....kid almost **** his pants hehe
) still you can haul two jet ski's out of the water in a metro on a 40 degree incline.....you just have to know what your doing to pull it off
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A 10 bolt is a ten bolt! Sorry, but no. Not all 10 bolts are the same. 7.5 inch, 8.2 inch, and 8.5 inch exist. Fullsize trucks with a 10 bolt got the bigger ring gear, or got a 12 bolt. Late model S10's could also get the bigger ring gear. But all third gens with a 10 bolt got the small ring gear. The bolt count on the diff cover is just an easy way to distinguish different rear-ends. All that matters is what is inside.
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Awesome. That's what I'd like to hear. Do you know about how much the boat weighed? I may, out of necessity, need to tow alot of weight behind mine, if it's at all possible. Thanks alot.
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I have the trailer hitch on my car right now.. I've been meaning to take it off, just haven't gotten around to it yet. Anyways, on the hitch itself, it says not to tow anything greater than 200 pounds.