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#1
08-06-2023, 12:21 AM
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Trailer hitch for a 81 Trans Am?
Does anyone know of a bolt in trailer hitch for a 81 Trans Am? I'd like to do the Rocky Mountain Race Week but will need to tow a small trailer. Plus it would be a hoot to tow my small boat to the lake from time to time.
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#2
08-06-2023, 03:38 AM
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Looks like U haul is the only game in town, it says allow up to 8 weeks for them to build it, and ship it to you. $250........
 Link to U haul 1981 Firebird hitch. class 1, up to 2000#: https://www.uhaul.com/Trailer-Hitche...eel-Drive/?ddl I took a hitch from a wrecking yard, and modified it to fit a buddy of mines 73 Firebird. He hauled a loaded small enclosed trailer from PA, to CA back in the 70s without incident. A few years ago I needed to haul a small U Haul from Phoenix back to Ohio. I found a U Haul outlet in Phoenix that had a hitch in stock for a 99 GP. I installed it in the motel parking lot laying on my back. The back frame rails on a GP, and a second gen Firebird are similar being they're just stamped sheet metal. I've hauled a trailer quite a lot since installing the hitch on the GP, no problems whatsoever. I doubt I ever exceeded 2000# so I haven't pushed it beyond the capabilities it's designed for.
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#3
08-07-2023, 08:53 AM
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There was one on my 77 trans am when I bought it. One of the first things that came off and went to the scrap yard. Later found out it was a dealer accessorie wish I had kept it.
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#4
08-07-2023, 03:25 PM
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$23.45 dealer price in 1978
Ball $2.28 |
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#5
08-09-2023, 01:54 AM
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I'd love to get a factory/dealer accessory tow/trailer hitch for my 79 T/A too if anyone else has a spare
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#6
08-09-2023, 10:28 AM
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I had one on my 78 TA i pulled a u haul trailer to Florida from Texas and and then to CA from Florida. i want to think it just bolted to the steel rear bumper support.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune [email protected] 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs 1964 Corvette Coupe 327 4 speed |
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#7
08-09-2023, 01:31 PM
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Quote:
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#8
08-10-2023, 09:23 AM
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Picked this up a few years ago.
No it’s not for sale
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#9
08-10-2023, 03:22 PM
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Mine was much different than the one posted. It had a long flat bar that went under the bumper and attached at each leaf spring, then had a couple of bolts in the centre where the hitch/ball part stuck out.
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#10
08-10-2023, 06:28 PM
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Man, you shoulda kept that
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#11
08-10-2023, 07:24 PM
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Mine goes out and about 3 feet wide brace too.
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Skip Fix 1978 Trans Am original owner 10.99 @ 124 pump gas 455 E heads, NO Bird ever! 1981 Black SE Trans Am stockish 6X 400ci, turbo 301 on a stand 1965 GTO 4 barrel 3 speed project 2004 GTO Pulse Red stock motor computer tune [email protected] 1964 Impala SS 409/470ci 600 HP stroker project 1979 Camaro IAII Edelbrock head 500" 695 HP 10.33@132 3595lbs 1964 Corvette Coupe 327 4 speed |
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#12
08-10-2023, 07:38 PM
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I think I still have one for a 1977 Formula.
I used to have a 1979 W72 WS6 Trans Am with a trailer hitch. The previous owner used it to tow a jet-ski. This photo is from somewhere around 1990. |
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#13
08-10-2023, 07:40 PM
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The weight of the towbar set up is close to the max hanging off the rear! Saved a pic somewhere of a V6 Esprit, of all things, but with towbar and extension bracing running far forward to pick up, something more.
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#14
08-10-2023, 09:32 PM
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My T/A had air shocks on the back, so it didn't sag under the weight. I used to tow a small trailer that weighed about 750 lbs, at times I towed as much as 1500 - 2000 lbs. I kept check on the frame, never saw any damage from towing. I will say it was a bumpy ride.
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