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92 Tin Top, Can it tow?

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bartolo92

92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« on: February 26, 2008, 03:30:15 PM »
would it be possible to tow a 90 honda crx on a trailer with a my 92 tintop tracker or will this be toooo heavy?  ???
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2008, 06:34:47 PM »
What kind of a trailer (axle, weight etc.) and how far. Hills?

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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2008, 09:55:57 PM »
It would be ridiculously unsafe.  The tracker has the same tow rating as an ATV.
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2008, 10:09:35 PM »
hmmm...

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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2008, 04:55:38 AM »
Quote from: Indy on February 26, 2008, 09:55:57 PM
It would be ridiculously unsafe.  The tracker has the same tow rating as an ATV.

I certainly wouldn't want to tow anything as heavy as a CRX for any distance, particularly if there are hills involved. Its not necessarily unsafe, the tow rating for the US seems to be much lower than for other parts of the world. However if its not legal then don't do it.
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #5 on: February 27, 2008, 07:24:12 AM »
With my '96, I towed a 25' popup trailer with no worries at all, although I didn't have any mountains to go over.  Gotta plan ahead and take care, but the truck even rode better with the weight back there.
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #6 on: February 27, 2008, 07:48:59 AM »
my formula would be this........ never tow something that weighs more than you, trailor included.

it isnt the "get it moving and stay moving safely" it more a " how do you expect something that was designed to stop 2000 lbs to be able stop 5000lbs at all !!!!"

the crv is gonna weigh maybe 3500 lbs the trailor should be at least 1000lbs(if it's not you shouldnt even think of putting the crv on it in the first place) so that is 4500 lbs, twice what your tracker weighs. it would be rediculous to think that the japs designed it to stop anything more than maybe 3500 lbs max(i wouldnt even think it would be 3500, but i'll go out on a limb)
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #7 on: February 27, 2008, 03:22:28 PM »
Locjaw pretty much nailed it on the head there...

The Tracker and Samurai are suitable for towing nothing more than a 1000 pound trailer - if that.  Trying to tow anything heavier would be flirting with disaster!

I went to the gravel yard last fall and had 1000 pounds of gravel placed on a 1000 pound capacity trailer for a total Gross Trailer Weight of about 1300 pounds. Towing it home on neighborhood streets with a 1.6-equipped Samurai was pretty danged scary!

When you consider that a CRX probably weighs in at 1800-2300 pounds and a trailer big enough to tow that load will weigh another 800-1200 pounds, you have a disaster in the making trying to tow that size load with a Tracker.
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #8 on: February 27, 2008, 05:00:04 PM »
The picture of the Tracker and camper that GEN-ERIX posted above is my rig.  The camper only weighs about 800 lbs and we carry about 150 lbs of gear in it.  It tows very well in the flatlands, and struggles a bit if there is much of an upgrade.  I would not consider towing anything heavier than this for any distance. 

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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2008, 04:58:32 AM »
Quote from: locjaw on February 27, 2008, 07:48:59 AM
my formula would be this........ never tow something that weighs more than you, trailor included.

it isnt the "get it moving and stay moving safely" it more a " how do you expect something that was designed to stop 2000 lbs to be able stop 5000lbs at all !!!!"


I'd expect the trailer to have its own brakes, my handbook says 3197lbs max. for a braked trailer. In the UK any trailer rated over 750kg must be braked. I've towed an SJ410 on a fairly heavy trailer and the brakes were adequate, I didn't take it over 50mph though. That said I reckon that "never tow something that weighs more than you, trailor included" is a pretty good guideline.

Towing capacity of a Samurai is much lower than that of a Track/Kick.
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2008, 07:58:22 PM »
Another problem towing with a Zuk is their short wheel base, a heavy trailer or load will dictate pretty much where it wants to go, not you. Thats also why Jeeps are terrible tow vehicles and Suburbans are much better.
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #11 on: February 29, 2008, 10:28:20 AM »
thanks guys! i kinda figured it out lol, i was checking my brakes yesterday for the first time, just by looking at the front disc's on the tracker, they are so thin!!! me and my buddys were laughing because the trackers disc brakes were the same size and thicknss of my crx rear disc's! that kinda sucks! but i guess i now know that towing my little crx is a no no!  8)
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #12 on: February 29, 2008, 04:11:14 PM »
You might be able to put a hitch on the CRX and flat tow the Tracker on a towbar setup...
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2008, 07:50:14 PM »
I have pictures of what can happen when you tow close to max. If I can ever figure out how to post them. End result one totalled 4runner and totalled 19' travel trailer. I had 6 stiches and whiplash really dang lucky.
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Re: 92 Tin Top, Can it tow?
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2008, 09:37:50 PM »



I wouldn't do it regularly or for very long distances, but if it's a manual and you drive very carefully, it can be done...
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