Date:         Tue, 24 May 2011 20:45:58 -0400
Reply-To:     Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need towball or receiver for SA tow hitch
Comments: To: BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com>
Comments: cc: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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tried to measure and I got
3 3/8" and 1 3/4" center to center of the bolts. The width seems to be
ok and I got 12 mm bolts in there (filling up the holes), but for the
"vertical distance" I got only 10 mm bolts in, otherwise the holes
wouldn't have "lined up".
Now I am not towing anything (Jenny, the '81 AC has enough to pull
herself) and I figured that the rack I have on occasionally, only has
downward weight.

Hope I added enough confusion :-)

Karl.

PS.
the fellow form the website (I mentioned earlier) answered when I
inquired about the distance of the mounting holes: The mounting holes
on the hitch is 3.5" across the and 2" up and down center

PS. Ron in 2005 mentioned that he found parts form a Landrover which
would fit but I was never able to find anything.

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 7:31 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK these numbers are making more sense with David's correction.
> 3 3/8"  or  85.725mm (from Karl's link)
> 3 1/2"  or  88.900mm (David's revision)
> 1 3/4"  or  44.450mm (from Karl's link)
> 2"       or  50.800mm (David's revision)
>
> I took some measurements off the European towhitch on my Syncro and that
> came out to 3 1/2" on the horizontal. Just a wild guess but looking like the
> SA hitch has the same hole spacing as the Euro hitch.
>
> BenT
> On May 24, 2011, at 4:07 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
> The bolts on my receiver adapter are spaced 95.5mm O.C. horizontal by 58.128
> vertically on one side and 57.125 on the other.  Or in inches, 3-3/4 x
> 2-1/4.
>
> No they're not, I did the arithmetic wrong.  They're 3 1/2 x 2" on centers.
>  What a maroon!
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
>