Tow Bar (1 Viewer)

[ec130hamt]

Well it is time to move and tow the cruiser. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good tow bar? I will be towing it from Az to Tx.
Thanks

Jason

 

[Degnol]

I bought a Reese for $99, seems OK. The predrilled holes in my SOR bumper lined up perfectly. So maybe that is a standard dimension? Be ready for some wierd physics if making a tight turn, but mine did great on a straight away.

GL
Ed

 

[73lndcrsr]

Be very careful, I had mine spin me out in an intersection when the stock steering decided I needed to go in a different direction.

Saginaw seems to have corrected the issue though.

BTW I was towing behind a Tahoe.

I now have a trailer for it.

 

[65swb45]

5000# rated Desert Steel Towbars for sale on my SPECIALS page!

 

[timbercruiser]

Be very careful, I had mine spin me out in an intersection when the stock steering decided I needed to go in a different direction.

Saginaw seems to have corrected the issue though.

BTW I was towing behind a Tahoe.

I now have a trailer for it.

Ditto.

 

[Colorado Boy-74-FJ40]

There have been numerous threads on this since I joined MUD about 8 months ago. The general concensus is that it is MUCH safer to tow on a trailer. There is opposition to this by some, I tow on a trailer and have never flat towed. I am biased. I chose not to flat tow based upon the advice from others. I was told that pissing on an electric fence hurts so I took that persons word for it. I didn't piss on one myself just to find out if they were right. Got my drift?

 

[Fman]

I have flat towed my cruisers many times with no problems. If you can trailer it, only better. Definitely not designed for tight turning radius, but other than that go slow and should not be a problem.

 

[LandCruiserSteve]

Trailer it.

 

[Quazii]

The trailer is the better way. That said flat towing isn't hard. The sticky part is the slow tight turn (such as pulling out of a parking lot). Watch the 40 in the mirror and make sure the coast is absolutly clear. The more wheel speed you have the easier the turn will be (with limits of course: not Nascar style) . Down the road it will follow without issue as long as the tow rig has the guts to do it. I've pulled my 40 with 80 over 200 miles and the 80 didn't care for hills but otherwise did fine.

Chris

 

[imsquizz]

I have a tow bar just like the Dessert Steel one and works fine. I mainly use it to take the FJ to the garage so my wife doesn't have to follow me etc. Of course to trailer is always better, but then a towbar only costs you $100. With that said if you have to flat tow it for a long distance just remember to disconect the drive shaft.

 

[Corbet]

I Just flat towed my 40 from SLC, UT to Frisco, CO (450 miles) last weekend. No problems. Drove 75MPH when conditions allowed. Tracked perfectly behind the Suburban. I would not hesitate to flat tow anywhere. Backing up is a challange but not impossible. I don't remember what brand tow bar I purchased but I only spent 100 bucks on it, nothing special. I also splurged on a set of magnetic trailer lights for the trip.

Just watch it in the mirrors and leave plenty of room to stop.

If I could afford a trailer I'd do it that way. But until then.....

 

[CruisinGA]

got back 3 hours ago from Tellico, flat towed my 40 wih 38's the 3 hours back.

Been flat towin it regularly for 3 years. Never a single problem other than blown up Chevy trannies.

If you have a lift you must be sure your caster angle is correct or it will not track well.