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geeksandlies

posted on 21/4/10 at 01:08 PM Reply With Quote
Towbars and Lowered Cars?!?!

Ok so i am goingto need a towing hitch fitted to the Leon at somepoint, sorry for those of you who dont know (that'll be nearly all of you) my daily drive is a Seat Leon Cupra 1.8 20vt am planning on dropping it by about 30 mm later this year as the handling is a little sloppy for my tastes, does anyone know if this will infringe on my towbar ambitions?





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jambojeef

posted on 21/4/10 at 01:15 PM Reply With Quote
If my squatted e39 is anything to go by - you'll be reet.

Might be worth asking mike aka guinness, he has a Leon and has / is going to fit a towbar to it....

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jambojeef

posted on 21/4/10 at 01:15 PM Reply With Quote
If my squatted e39 is anything to go by - you'll be reet.

Might be worth asking mike aka guinness, he has a Leon and has / is going to fit a towbar to it....

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RickRick

posted on 21/4/10 at 01:16 PM Reply With Quote
my mate tows his race car (600kg) on a light weight trailor behind is leon c r and that's been working fine, however i seem to remember him saying there is no mention of towing limits in the handbook for the R
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geeksandlies

posted on 21/4/10 at 01:26 PM Reply With Quote
Towing limits aren't the worry for now but i have access to Seat to check this when the time comes. Just worries about the height of the hitch when connecting to Trailer!

Thanks for the help guys all looks good for the lowering and hitch

[Edited on 21/4/10 by geeksandlies]





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tomprescott

posted on 21/4/10 at 01:31 PM Reply With Quote
Towed a trailer on an l200 which had been jacked up by 100mm, made range rovers look small and we had no troubles so would have thought 30mm lower wouldn't cause too many problems.





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ChrisW

posted on 21/4/10 at 01:40 PM Reply With Quote
My cabriolet has a tow bar, and is lowered approx 40mm all round. Never had a problem. In fact, it's quite amusing to see a chav's face when they spot the trailer come flying past as they get blasted off the lights

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geeksandlies

posted on 21/4/10 at 02:03 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
My cabriolet has a tow bar, and is lowered approx 40mm all round. Never had a problem. In fact, it's quite amusing to see a chav's face when they spot the trailer come flying past as they get blasted off the lights

Shameless pic link: http://www.chrisw.net/photos/?dir=My 306 Cabriolet&img=back.jpg

Chris


Aweome thats exactly what i needed thanks for that ChrisW just out of interest do you have anything to do with the Cab Owners clubs around? My missus used to have a Yellow Cab with a plate that lots of people offered her money for repeatedly, R*** CAB





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speedyxjs

posted on 21/4/10 at 02:09 PM Reply With Quote
Chris - I like the bottom part of you plate





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geeksandlies

posted on 21/4/10 at 02:12 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
Chris - I like the bottom part of you plate


Seconded, My old Cordoba had "My other rides your mother" on the plates The other halfs Son took one look at just deadpanned "Your not funny Dan" i thought i was





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dhutch

posted on 21/4/10 at 03:42 PM Reply With Quote
Yeah, 30mm isnt much in the world order of it.
- Certainly for a two wheeled trailer i cant see it being an issue.
- If its a four wheeled dog, see what it looks like, but may need a 'drop plate' to raise it for ideal.

That said, when put the trailer on the fully laiden car to go home from uni at the end of last year it was well sat on the bumpstops. Doesnt get much lower than that. I think this year i'll do it three loads not two!

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
My cabriolet has a tow bar,

Shameless pic link: http://www.chrisw.net/photos/?dir=My 306 Cabriolet&img=back.jpg
Its all about 6's with tow bars.

Struggling to find a good pic, but this is at 7 in the morning departing for snetterton.
http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7183/dscn9255.jpg


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[Edited on 21/4/2010 by dhutch]

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Guinness

posted on 21/4/10 at 03:51 PM Reply With Quote
This is my Leon, before fitting the bar:-

Leon 1
Leon 1


With it fitted:-

Avec Towbar
Avec Towbar


And with the bar removed:-

Sans Towbar
Sans Towbar


One small square cut in the lower section of the rear bumper. Don't think 30mm is really going to make much difference. My ride height changes that much depending on if I take my spare wheels to the track or not.

HTH

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Wadders

posted on 21/4/10 at 06:25 PM Reply With Quote
I've got a lowered VWT5 van (30mm) with a removable tow ball like the one pictured above.
It does hit the deck now and then when towing over speed bumps etc, but it only whacks the towbar, no lasting damage done.

Al.






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JoelP

posted on 21/4/10 at 07:18 PM Reply With Quote
well my sprinter isnt lowered at all and has ground a nice groove in my drive where it beaches!






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Stuart_B

posted on 21/4/10 at 07:38 PM Reply With Quote
hi, i have a saxo, it is lowered and i have a tow bar and it is fine.

as i have coil overs mine is adjustable as well just encase it became a problem

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geeksandlies

posted on 21/4/10 at 09:04 PM Reply With Quote
So looks like i should be fine then. Cheers all





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