after market tow bar for my07 wagon...

by **dave** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 7:21 pm

hey guys, after a after market tow bar, that has a goose neck that comes from under the rear bumper, do not want factory tow bar that needs the rear bar cut out.....if anyone know who can supply this, please let me know, thanks Dave ( located in sydney ) to suit 2006 MY07 spec B liberty wagon

by **Blitzen06Wgn** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:39 am

Hey Dave. Have a look at these. Might do the job:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Subaru-Liberty-Outback-Towbar-Brand-New-/170667569817?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27bc947299
Good luck. Martin

by **conkyd** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:09 pm

i just got a standard (1250KG) towbar fitted, and it didnt need the rear bumper on my wagon to be cut. the only hassle i guess with comparison to a heavy duty (other than capacity) is that is takes longer to remove the tongue (2 bolts vs a pin)

by **Rome_BRZ** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:22 am

Is it possible to get a towbar for a sedan that doesn't need the cutout?

by **tangcla** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 11:11 am

Rome_STI wrote:Is it possible to get a towbar for a sedan that doesn't need the cutout?

Maybe if you had a lift kit like in conkyd's avatar:

by **olliej** » Tue Sep 27, 2011 8:57 pm

You need the heavy duty 50mm hitch reciever to be able to get a weight distribution kit. Otherwise you are limited to a towball weight of 90kg (and a lot of arse sag)

by **conkyd** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:53 pm

On my MY07;

the standard towbar is rated to 1250kg and a ball weight of 120Kg.
the heavy duty is rated at 1800Kg and a ball weight of 180Kg.

i only tow a box trailer and use it for a bike rack, so the heavy duty one is a bit of an overkill for me.

by **conkyd** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:03 pm

here is mine showing not cutout on the rear bar (excuse the poor iphone pic and the dirty car!)

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by **olliej** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:25 pm

conkyd wrote:On my MY07;

the standard towbar is rated to 1250kg and a ball weight of 120Kg.
the heavy duty is rated at 1800Kg and a ball weight of 180Kg.

i only tow a box trailer and use it for a bike rack, so the heavy duty one is a bit of an overkill for me.

This seems to catch a lot of people out. You can't simply apply a 10% towball weight. Heres the label from my stock heavy duty towbar. It was a bit of a shock that the limit was 90kg for a 1500kg tow.

I've since got a weight distribution hitch ($400 secondhard) and moved my trailer wheels forward to reduce the towball weight to 114kg (about 12% of the trailer weight) which is well within the weight distribution hitch limit of 150 kg

by **conkyd** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 8:14 am

Must admit I haven't checked because I wont go anywhere near that ball weight. Just going off what the shop said!

by **Mr Cali** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:07 am

Might be a dumb question, but how do you measure how much weight is on you tow ball?

by **olliej** » Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:16 pm

Use bathroom scales...carefully

by **Ric** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 6:05 pm

olliej wrote:Use bathroom scales...carefully

A bit like this...

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by **Mr Cali** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:11 pm

Makes sense thanks Ric & Ollie