Anybody put a tow hitch on an Omni, just wondering what you did/used.
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Anybody put a tow hitch on an Omni, just wondering what you did/used.
I believe Johnny put one on his GLHS. At one point I believe it was on his website but can't find it now.
Found it:
http://www.polybushings.com/pages/omni.hitch.html
Back in 1984-85 I had a tow hitch on Matchbox (84 Horizon) and I used it to tow my 81 Horizon (Four Play) to and from the track...kind of scarry at times!
Yeah, gotta keep the payload's weight down.
You could try fabbing something that fits inside a stock bumper.
I have one on my daily driver Omni. I'll post up some pictures tomorrow.
I am working on a bumper/jack point/tow hook and was going to put a piece of tubing at the bottom of the roll pan for chassis stiffening and thought I could beef up the tubing and put a receiver hitch on it. It could come in handy if I take it on drag week.Quote:
Originally Posted by contraption22
The one I made is still on the car, worked great!
I've some on some cars that have a plate that bolts to the bottom of the spare tire well.
I wonder if the bolts for the bumper brackets need upgraded for that?
Can't you see that it's been carefully engineered as a torque beam to absorb off axis shocks, and only load the bolts in tension?
Hmmmm smiley optional, not sure myself whether I'm taking myself seriously or not this morning.
I've never used it before and I don't think I ever will. I'm not sure how comfortable I would feel towing a small trailer with this. I would use it for a bike rack. :thumb:
Looks strong if the welds are, same design as the one on mine...except I used bolts. I used it many times over the years with a trailer with 4 to 6 tires in it and had no issues.
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i just installed on on mine, sorry to being up a dead thread but i really was looking for this info and found none. I use a hitch for a VW rabbit, no mods needed other than clearancing the spare tire well a bit, it was a Curt 11653.
I have one for a charger
not the reese style hitch but the old style flat bar and ball
looks like a cross that got run over
bolts to the spare tire well floor with a reinforcement plate and to the bottom of the rebar
it is what it is and it's not much
good for a small box trailer with some junk I suppose.. maybe a rowboat ?
Hitch on Ramerati. Towed aluminum boats with it no problems