TRAILER HITCH

General discussion forum about the 240sx, and a great place to introduce yourself to the board!
PHeller
Posts: 222
Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:18 pm
Car: 1998 Ford ZX2 (wrecked) now 1989 Coupe

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Where can I find one that's less than $200?

I can't even find any pictures of any installed, where they mount, etc.

I've got one off my old ZX2, and I was thinking that I might cut it up to fit, but I'm not so sure if I'd be better of just selling and buying a new one.

Can't seem to find any used ones either.

I've got a stable of 5 bicycles that need some way of getting around...other than me.

Should've bought a wagon.


driftneil
Posts: 3256
Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2007 5:11 am
Car: A pile of cars.

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Or you should sell your car to me, and buy a wagon. Besides that, call uhaul. They install hitches pretty cheap.

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numbnuts240
Posts: 32380
Joined: Sat Jul 01, 2006 4:17 pm
Car: 1999 Ford Exploder 4-door 5spd
1974 Datsun Fairlady-Z 250GT
2011 Ford Focus
2010 Mazda 3
Location: TJ

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driftneil wrote:call uhaul. They install hitches pretty cheap.
a u-haul hitch will require them to drill holes in your spare tire well and other places. they won't prep those holes, so you can expect rust to form. i used to instill hitches for u-haul and out of curiosity, i looked up what it would take to put one on a 240 one day. as far as using one from a zx-2, quality hitches are vehicle specific, so it won't work, and i don't recommend modifying them. find one of those bike racks that attach to your trunk, or look for a roof rack.

PHeller
Posts: 222
Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2008 8:18 pm
Car: 1998 Ford ZX2 (wrecked) now 1989 Coupe

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Seems like the hitches, like those from Curt, are a tongue style, made for ball-mount. That wouldn't serve my purpose for use with a hitch-mount bicycle rack.

However, I did discover my father left me a Yakima SST roof rack in the basement, so I'll just get new clips for that.


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