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got a bit of a tricky one here,all the info ive found for the gq's say they are rated to tow 2500kgs,but haymen reece produce a tow bar to suit this car that is good for 2800 kgs,so does this meen i can legally tow 2800kg????



6/1988-11/1997

Patrol GQ wagon



Hitch

R1657

2800/350







12/1997-12/2009

Patrol GU wagon



Hitch

R1657

3500/350







4/1992 on

Patrol Cab-chassis GQ & GU (Rear coil springs only)



Hitch

R1758

2500/250






1988-3/1999

Patrol Cab-Chassis GQ (Rear leaf springs only)



Hitch

R1092

2500/200






4/1999 on

Patrol Cab-Chassis GU (Rear leaf springs only)



Hitch

R1695

2500/250

My understanding is you can only tow what the car itself is rated to or the strength of towing system whichever is LOWER. What you cam actually tow I believe is determined by weight of vehicle, braking system on vehicle ie abs. I may be.wrong on.the last point though.

It Is possible to get your car reclassified for a higher tow rating but would need to upgrade brakes at minimized expect and for a 300 kg gain its not really worth it.

howsie wrote:My understanding is you can only tow what the car itself is rated to or the strength of towing system whichever is LOWER. What you cam actually tow I believe is determined by weight of vehicle, braking system on vehicle ie abs. I may be.wrong on.the last point though.

It Is possible to get your car reclassified for a higher tow rating but would need to upgrade brakes at minimized expect and for a 300 kg gain its not really worth it.

was talking to transport today and it is possible to upgrade the cars towing capacity,larger brakes etc,so i wonder how hard/expensive it would be to fit a pair of gu diffs with brakes etc,and would this meen i could tow the same as a gu which i think is about 3200kg?

certain GQs could tow 2800. check your book in your glovebox it might tell you.
I remember reading about it, I know two of the criteria were a manual gearbox and disk brake rear.

You need to think about GCM as well. they are heavy cars to begin with.

MikeH wrote:certain GQs could tow 2800. check your book in your glovebox it might tell you.
I remember reading about it, I know two of the criteria were a manual gearbox and disk brake rear.

You need to think about GCM as well. they are heavy cars to begin with.

no owners book with car,its manual with the disc brake rear end.

I thought this might help.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/gq.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Brakes have nothing to do with it.

A 4.2l GU Patrol can legaly tow 1000kg more than a 3.0l auto GU.
The only difference being the engine and gearbox.