towing after lowering

[CFD911]

hey does anyone know if I need to get a raised hitch if I decide to tow after lowering my vibe. springs say I should drop 1 3/4 in. (springtech springs)If so I imagine I can get a lowering draw hitch and turn it upside down! I will only be towing a single snowmobile prolly so there wouldn't be any weight restriction that is for sure I already checked that out!any info out there?

[BlueCrush]

If you are lowering you Vibe I wouldn't recommend towing with it then.Lowering your vibe will decrease you rear spring rate from stock and if you tow anything your going to be sagging your rear too much. I would not tow on anything but stock springs.

[Mavrik]

even with a raised tongue I would not advise it. Same as mentioned, the tongue weight will push the rear of the car down. You could scrape easily.

[CFD911]

I thought there would still be enough clearence. but I wasn't quite sure, I surly wouldn't be towing anything big that is for sure, light weight trailer but somthing to think about for sure!!!!hmmmm

[CFD911]

so then out of curiosity to see if I can get a few measurments!how much has other people (removed) end sag when youhave a trailer hooked up?

[Mavrik]

well I know my lowered car scrapes when I had it loaded to the roof...

[BlueCrush]

It will be a different amount of sag with stock springs vs. lowering springs. The lowering springs will give more of a sag because their spring rate is lower that stock. As far as the amount of sag on stock, it would always be different. Because people use different types of trailers with different tongue weights. I know some one on here towed a small speed boat with theirs. Maybe they will chime in.

[CFD911]

yeh that is kinda what I was going for, like I know for a tent trailer would be alot heavier then a one snowmobile, that is for sure, and well I wonder if a ski doo or somthing would be along the same lines, and well I think that if it doesn't work on mine then I will give it to my sister (also proud vibe owner) and well I will have to steel her car when I need to tow maybe lol

[cybermob2]

best practice is to have your tongue weight be 10% of the gross trailer weight.500lb sled + 200lb trailer = 70lb tongue weight. no different than a fat chick in the backseat