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Old 01-02-2014, 06:51 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Default hitch capacity!

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Originally Posted by Shotta View Post
Nice work. Just out of curiosity how did you come up with the weight limit?

I've seen pictures of people towing personal watercraft with 350's and some of those weigh in at 1000 lbs not including the trailer weigh.

Also, if thats a cut off reflector lens you are using on the "hitch cap" all you would need to do is add a connectr inside there with a led bulb and you can still have a functioning light when the trailer is not connected.
The 350Z hitches that they sell that are similar to my design for the 370Z are listed at 1500 lbs. I know of several people that tried to tow more than 1000 lbs with similar hitches made for a 370Z and they bent there aluminum bumper. I am just being conservative with my number of 80 lbs tongue weight and 800 lbs towing capacity. I love these cars and I would hate to see anyone mess their Z up by towing too much weight. My trailer that I built is about 700 lbs loaded and I have hauled it more than 5000 miles with no problems. Thanks, Ken
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