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wierd that it has never been posted in this thread considering how many people have spoken to them!

In any case there is this amazing website called whitepages.com.au

Towbars of Woden

(02) 6288 5199

136 Namatjira Drv

Chapman ACT 2611

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wierd that it has never been posted in this thread considering how many people have spoken to them!

In any case there is this amazing website called whitepages.com.au

Towbars of Woden

(02) 6288 5199

136 Namatjira Drv

Chapman ACT 2611

i didnt like my chances of tying in max and getting the right one :D

Got a tow bar sorted for my M35 today...

Rated at 500kg unbraked and 1500kg braked (didn't require much capacity, only wanted to be able to tow the Jet ski for summer :) ). 

Cost NZ$720 from North Shore Towbars in Auckland, NZ (Sorry, wont help you Oz folks, but if anyone in Auckland needs / wants one, go see these guys).

Thankfully they managed to accommodate the after-market rear bumper (Impul kit) and only had to cut a piece out about 1" x 2" right underneath so you can't even see it anyway and also had the tongue come underneath it rather than through it.

Anyway, some snaps for those who are interested to see the setup:

Stag_Towbar1.jpg

Stag_Towbar2.jpg

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Stag_Towbar4.jpg

(Excuse the dirty car, needs a wash and the photos aren't the best quality but happy to take better ones when the weather fines up...)

Edited by Kibzors

i spoke to T.O.S.S.A today they are in melbourne, they quoted me $850 fitted so i guess thats my best way to go considering it will work out the same as a max's and im assuming it will be cirtified, i assume the tossa ones would be, i guess i should have asked that today, ill post up all the details tommorow... has any1 else on here got one from them??

im getting a heavy duty hayman reese new for 380 fitted :)

salsbury towbars here in adelaide.

Yeah and it will be as "hayman resse" as every other poor clowns "hayman reese" they have on their stags (mine including)....

Aka it will have a HR rear plug and a HR surround plate. There custom made.

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wynnum towbars quoted $600 fitted for 900kg load.

He also said that there is no heavy duty metal to bolt on too so that towing much more than that wouldn't be recommended.

Qld tow bars and welding quoted $460 for a premade one from NZ, but they won't fit it as it is not complienced.

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wynnum towbars quoted $600 fitted for 900kg load.

He also said that there is no heavy duty metal to bolt on too so that towing much more than that wouldn't be recommended.

He my friend is a clown!

Many stageas used for towing race cars.... give him some photos of some haha

He also said that there is no heavy duty metal to bolt on too so that towing much more than that wouldn't be recommended.

rubbish- see below for what i towed from gold coat to canberra and back, as well as regular trips from the goldy and queensland raceway:

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rubbish- see below for what i towed from gold coat to canberra and back, as well as regular trips from the goldy and queensland raceway:

stagevo-1-2.jpg

Yeah that's what I figured, I've towed cars and campers in my little 84 suby ej20t and haven't had a problem. 2000 model stagea has gotta be better equipped for something like that.

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What weight was yours rated to?

P.S.

The wagon is for sale

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/modified-84-subaru-...=item3a55fbc9c9

Shamless plug.......... :blink:

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You guys who are towing your race cars etc, are your tow bars legally rated to that weight. I want to know what happens if you have a prang towing 1300kg when your tow bar might be rated lower than that. Does the insurance company wipe you if your towbar is rated under what you tow.

Craig

good question!

my tow bar was rated by the manufacturer at 2000kg - but they are not engineers. And I would be very close to 2000kg because the car is 1500 and the trailer 400 (+gear on the back)

my "assumption" for what that is worth, is that it is like every other unengineered mod on my car. If an accident occurs and the insurer can show the unengineered part was the cause I would not be insured. and no doubt they would try their level best to blame those parts so they can avoid paying out.

On my car this includes:

motor

front mount intercooler

exhaust

wheels (17")

brakes

tow bar

tv

seats

tyres (too large)

powerfc

sway bars (larger)

and god knows what else.

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I honestly don't think it makes any difference in 99% of situations. there is so much weight on the rear that there is plenty of traction in most circumstances.

where i think 4wd is a benefit is when you are doing the tight manouvering on a driveway, grass, hills etc.

  • 4 months later...

Hey guys i'm new to this forum. just wondering if anybody has gotten one of those 'Max's' Towbars rated at all and if so what was it rated at? Bout to buy a stagea and want to get the biggest rated towbar i can. do they fit on the 1999 rs4 neo version?? or do they have to be modified?

any help would b appreciated.

I do have a towbar from Max, and he rates it to 2000kg....but he recommends having it engineered once on the car.....

I didn't bother because it is far from the only un-engineered thing on my car

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