Just be aware that earlier model ford, holden, magna's have a tendency to stretch the chassis if you are not using a heavy duty tow bar to tow cars, large caravans etc
Most medium to large FWD cars can only tow up to about 1600-1700kg max using a braked trailer. Basic car trailer weighs in at about 600kg so you would be pushing it towing integras but civic/crx might just scrape in. Can obviously tow heavier but you would exceed the rated weight for the vehicle= issues with insurance, police etc, dont think they wouldnt pull you over when the nose is high in the car from the overload and old rear springs... Either way you would need to take it very careful.
The more recent model V6 commodores and falcons tow over 2 tonnes so wouldn't have an issue, just make sure you have a correctly rated tow bar setup. Interestingly, a lot of the sporty spec V8s only go to 1600kg
If you want to know tow ratings just look on carsales, they have it in the specs for each car. Sometimes the same chassis can differ quite a lot depending on transmission, engine type or capacity
Last edited by mooshie; 09-01-2012 at 08:02 PM.
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also remember that if you tow a heavy load at night time the front of your car will point up and alot of incoming traffic will think you have your high beams on
i seen a tr ts magna towin a swb pajero so not legal i towed a car trailer witha ute back on behind my v6 magna and it really felt it i recon it would strugle towing a small car behind one
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