dcolletti

I am selling my trailer hitch. Check it out at the following:
www.ebay.com

Brian P

David has a bit of a typo in his url - try this one: EBay sale for trailer hitch

I have the same hitch that he does, and I can't say enough about it. When the trailer ball isn't in, it's barely noticeable and it's also extremely well made. In fact, when my wife put my car into a tire wall last year (rear first), the hitch survived without any indication of damage.

If you are considering trailering with the boxster, I'd take a close look at this one. I'm not sure whether Evo Motorsports even makes the hitch anymore.

dcolletti

Thanks Brian. I had an extra http:// My link should be fixed now.

Todd968

How much weight can it tow?
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Todd968

How much weight can it tow?
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Brian P

I've had no troubles towing a mini-trailer (some call it a tire trailer) made by Southsport trailers. I've towed 6 tires plus all of my equipment. I'd guess that's somewhere around 500 pounds.

dcolletti

I have towed 4 tires and all my tools. Probably about 300 lbs. Never a problem with it.

Brian P

Oh, and if people are looking for a tire trailer, Harbor Freight makes a fairly good one. They sell the basic trailer, you have to put it together yourself and add the bars to hold the tires. I know that David put together a fairly slick looking rig (but sold it a while back). I think the total cost for it was around $600.

penguinking

question - does the boxster hitch work for a 996 as well?

another question: why do you need that bar that connects the bumperettes? why not just use that angled metal piece that extends from the tow point? i dont see the point of having that horizontal bar.

Danno

The horizontal bar spreads the tension load between the two end-points that are held in by those brackets. Without the bar and brackets, a single angle-iron can take the vertical load of the trailer easily (100lbs), but pulling on the loaded trailer itself, especially under brisk acceleration can generate tension loads of over 1500lbs. A single bolt holding that on would take all of this load... not a good thing...

penguinking

but that single bolt is designed for towing the porsche if necessary, so what makes that situation different than towing a trailer? also, whatever im towing behind the car wont weight even 1000#, so how could it ever get to be that much force?

Brian P

I always thought that the bar was for lateral stability. I.e., it'll keep the hitch ball from spinning around and possibly scratching up the car.

penguinking

does anyone know the tow hook bolt size/thread? i may just try to configure something on my own. 250 for an angled piece of metal and a bar is ridiculous.

NetManiac

Nobody answered you question about the 996. Yes, it does fit on the 996, it is exactly the same configuration (I bought my hitch off a 996 owner).

I agree, it does seem unnecessarily expensive. I asked a fab shop if they could build one for less, but they said no. So I found a used one to buy. I bought the hitch and trailer for $300 though. $250 just for the hitch seems high to me.

If you do decide to make it yourself, just take you tow hook (in the toolkit in your trunk) to the hardware store and match it up. Make sure the bolt is long enough. Also, I use a piece of pipe on the inside of the bar to keep me from tightening the bolt to much.

I would have to side with Brian P. on the reason for the horizontal bar. I think it's more for stability than anything else.

And finally, make sure you get someone who knows what they are doing to wire in the lights. A buddy of mine did it himself and shorted out the electrical system (twice). It was worth the $175 to get it done professionally.

NetManiac

Oh, I almost forgot. Michael Lansky is selling a trailer, maybe he still has his hitch also.

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