Date:         Mon, 26 May 2003 23:42:52 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Towing a Vanagon? No drilling required
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>How in the world do you hook onto the front bumper? I looked at this option a
>while ago & never could find a solution short of removing the flimsy front
>bumper & welding some attachment points to the bumper mounting points.

Here's how you do it.

First you need a towing A-frame. Not a real rigid A but two arms, one
pivoted on the other just behind the hitch; at the ends of the legs
are eyes for fat bolts. If the arms are long enough you can adjust
them to tow ANYTHING.

The mounts are made of threaded rod or long bolts (image courtesy of
listee EMZ); they just run through the bumper (remove the steel or
fiberglass cover first!) through the stamped holes already there, and
should be long enough to protrude on the back side of the apron...
fit BIG washers here to spread the load.

This is how I towed mine at up to 70mph behind my 1.8 diesel FWD
Corolla wagon, with no stability problems.

I can send images of the setup I used; my mounts are similar to
EMZ's. No need to drill holes in your van.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut