low genuine towbar height

[db&kids]

i was hoping someone could help me out with some info i have purchased offroad cub camper and only noticed when hooked on how low the genuine towbar is to the ground een with ome suspension lift am try to find a rear step/towbar that gives me more ground clearence

[Dylan 191]

hey mate most people go for the arb rear step towbar , do a search heap of info around

[db&kids]

thanks mate wish i had of researched a bit more before ordering my car but i just wanted it there and then

[Dylan 191]

yeah lot of us made that mistake , still great cars just need some fine tuning

[db&kids]

do you know how much higher than genuine towbar th arb unit is i have looked at arb website is very hard to see how much extra clearance for the money it costs dont want to make same mistake again

[greeny03]

I could try and measure it for you but I am pretty crook, so tomorrow I will. If ya have a quick look in my "Shed" there is a pic of the ARB rearstep towbar.

[justnow]

Hi DB,
Mate I nearly put a standard towbar on to. Then I got thinking went through the research first glad I did as I think it is a lot better, gives you all round protection especially for reversing and shopping centres for the mrs. Will get you some measurements as soon as it stops raining and can go to the shed.

[Peruano]

I was tired of the factory tow bar being low and hitting on everything off road. I did my own cut and re weld and have managed to lift it 5-6". I will post up photos and build once I complete it with a rear protection bar. Only took about 4 hours.

[mmaaxx]

I was tired of the factory tow bar being low and hitting on everything off road. I did my own cut and re weld and have managed to lift it 5-6". I will post up photos and build once I complete it with a rear protection bar. Only took about 4 hours.

I did the same thing with the hilux towbar, modified the mounts and raised it a full 2"...much cheaoer than an extra 2" suspension lift and heaps departure angle heaps.

[Greedy]

I've just bought a GLX towbar which is much higher. When I eventually get it, I will modify the rear step to fit and sell the ground dragger.

[boycee]

the towbar on the pretty models seems to be another add on that is useless. glad i got the glx. the towbar is much higher and rarely drags on anything.

[Dylan 191]

put mine next to the car today to measure for chassi mounts , base of new one is 6 inches (150mm) higher than standard

[boostedbmw]

I got the Hayman Reece one on mine which is much higher than the standard. It sits just under the factory GLX-R alloy step plate

[Blue]

This used to be an OEM GLX-R towbar...





I don't know how much I raised it but the top of the horizontal square tube is 15mm below the tabs that bolt to the bottom of the chassis...

[Peruano]

Pics please

[Peruano]

I simply took the original off, cut the mounting side plates from the tube, re-welded it as high up as I could without fouling on the body or chassis and then cut off any excess from the side plates.

It tucks up nicely and I've yet to hit it off road.

[Crooko]

Hi
Sorry if this is repeated elsewhere , I did a few searches and could find anything

So here's my issue , I have just bought a new boat .towing weight 1600kg. My driveway has a slope and trailer bottoms out.
Didn't have this issue with the old tinnie.
MN 2013 GLX-r with factory towbar.
Is there any easy (not too expensive ) option to increase high. I don't want to lift the rear end
Something like a towball mount that bends up not down ???
Only need a few inches

Cheers
Tim

[JoelN88]

a lot of them you can just remove the ball and turn it upside down would give you 2 inches

[insomniac92]

Not much you can do if your tongue just comes straight out from the towbar. But you could buy a new tongue that is angled, and flip it so the angle points up rather than down. I did this with my trailer to level it. Something like this one...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Standard-Hea ... 0711709112

[Crooko]

Great, thanks guys just I was looking for.

Cheers
Tim

[L200Shogun]

GLXR factory tow-bar. That is your problem they are land ploughs.

[NowForThe5th]

Merged, into one of many threads on this subject.

[biggibbo]

Just undo the ball, flip the tongue over and reattach the ball. Will give about 3" extra clearance on the draw bar