Not that lucky :-). I'll have to go with roof rack I suppose. Thanks
for the advice.

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:54:18 GMT, NOSPAMrex@REMOVEtxol.net (Rex B)
wrote:

>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
>||
>
>Texas Parts Guy