On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 18:57:41 GMT, JPT <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote:

||Do you mean 500Lbs in addition to the trailer? I don't have a lot of
||heavy stuff to haul, its just bulky. If its 500lbs including the
||trailer, then its not even worth the trouble.

I'd say "including". Your CRX was designed for a passenger (~200#) and not much
cargo (300#). A small open trailer (HF 4x8) will weigh about 300#, leaving 200
for cargo.

But it all depends on:

How far you are going
What the route is like (hilly, rough pavement etc)
Will the car have a passenger and stuff in the hatch
How rusted are the mounting points?
How lucky do you feel?

||>On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:28:17 GMT, JPT <jpth0mps0n@hotmail.com> wrote:
||>
||>||I have a 1988 Honda CRX DX that spent most ofits life in the
||>||Northeast. A while back, when I was moving, I went to UHaul to see
||>||if I could get a hitch installed. I was told that the hitch
||>||attachment points on my car were too rusted out to safely hold a hitch
||>||and a trailer. The guys who worked in the outlet i went to weren't
||>||the brightest bunch, though. What I a wondering is whether or not the
||>||part of the underbody that the hitch bolts to is replaceable in some
||>||way. Is it bolted or welded to the frame or is it a part of the
||>||frame? Thanks for any advice.
||>
||>Just buy the hitch and install it yourself. If the mounting points look weak,
||>reinforce them by bolting plates over the area to spread the load.
||>
||>I assume you aren't going to tow anything more than about 500# total. I
||>wouldn't exceed that. And check your mounting points frequently.
||>Texas Parts Guy
||

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