is it possible to put a trailer hitch on my supra. thing is i want to get a jet ski this summer. and my car is my dd and i dont want to get a truck. any ideas? would there be any problems putting it in the water? just looking for some imput thanks
trailer hitch??
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Yes, you can put a trailer hitch on it, I have one.
No, I would not suggest towing anything that big - mine works fine for a bike rack, and I've seen people tow the ultra small trailers that carry 4 race tires and a toolbox, but anything larger than that would put a LOT of stress on the rear bumper, that the hitch mounts to.
No, I would not suggest towing anything that big - mine works fine for a bike rack, and I've seen people tow the ultra small trailers that carry 4 race tires and a toolbox, but anything larger than that would put a LOT of stress on the rear bumper, that the hitch mounts to.
Heaviest thing I've towed with the Supra was a new Milling machine 
1100 kgs/2425 lbs.
It did it easily!
1100 kgs/2425 lbs.
It did it easily!
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IJ what is your car supported by when its up off all 4's like that? Please tell me its not just that jack :-x
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oh, those jackstands look pretty friggin skinny. I wish i had 2 more jack stands
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posted here instead of making a nwe post.
Care to enlighten us on the proper jack stand positioning technique?
I had my entire rear end at like a 15 or 20 degree angle last night almost to the point of my front bumper scraping the ground and it was support by 2 jack stands on the stock jack points for changing tires :x i really want to know the safe spot to jack our cars up..
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posted here instead of making a nwe post.
Care to enlighten us on the proper jack stand positioning technique?
I had my entire rear end at like a 15 or 20 degree angle last night almost to the point of my front bumper scraping the ground and it was support by 2 jack stands on the stock jack points for changing tires :x i really want to know the safe spot to jack our cars up..
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Been using em 20+ years now and have had a lot heavier vehicles than the Supra up on em ! (the secret is where you position them so the head can't slide)
! (the secret is where you position them so the head can't slide)wow milling machines are big and heavy. is you hitch just hooked to the bumper?
IJ. said:Heaviest thing I've towed with the Supra was a new Milling machine
1100 kgs/2425 lbs.
It did it easily!
The hitch will be fine, I have a small jet ski trailer that I built a platform on and use it to haul my gokart, but I have also hauled other things on it, somewhere I have a picture of a huge load of siding I had on there that had to be at least 2000#. I would be more worried about trying to launch the jet ski into the water with a supra, at least from the boat launches around here. I have been tempted to try it with my supra, but the though of getting stuck on the lauch with the car half in the water scares me off every time.
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Dirt: It bolts to the rear tow eyes and has another brace going forward to the floor in ftont of the tank.
It's actually a production part here in Australia and bolts up without modding the car in anyway! (I worked as a towbar fitter as a kid and rang one of my contacts on the off chance that they existed and was shocked when they did!)
Look at this picture, This is the new tow truck of choice in some cities. Not that I would do it. but it can be done.. God help him if he needs to stop quickly..I think it has trailer brakes so it may not be that hairy.....
From it's low operational cost and it's ability to split the lanes and get to the scene faster , it is smart. On all other counts, it's retarded
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well as in the rear end dieing baaaa toyota diff can take it but not the shock of crappy drivers
examlple
guys pull up to my work askes about a bob cat plus 1800 pound tralir and wants to rent it i'm like ok so what you driven 98 v6 4runner i am like ummmmmmm i don't think it's going ot happen he made a big fuse about it and then said fine and told him you better be good wiht stick or you be picking some thgin off the ground
plus the chance of the death wiggle akak to over weight
but he did come back and his truck was fine asked if he goig to do ti agian he said this to me fuck no my boss cna go fuck him self next time
examlple
guys pull up to my work askes about a bob cat plus 1800 pound tralir and wants to rent it i'm like ok so what you driven 98 v6 4runner i am like ummmmmmm i don't think it's going ot happen he made a big fuse about it and then said fine and told him you better be good wiht stick or you be picking some thgin off the ground
plus the chance of the death wiggle akak to over weight
but he did come back and his truck was fine asked if he goig to do ti agian he said this to me fuck no my boss cna go fuck him self next time