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Old 04-30-2018, 10:14 PM   #1
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My question is why, for such an extensively engineered for track use car, why is there no provision for a rear tow hook? Any track rat will tell you that you will never necessarily have an "OFF" that ends up with your nose facing out.
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Old 05-01-2018, 10:10 AM   #2
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It never occurred to me that there is no place to put the tow hook in the rear. If anyone is listening it also needs dedicated jacking points.
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Old 05-01-2018, 10:43 PM   #3
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It never occurred to me that there is no place to put the tow hook in the rear. If anyone is listening it also needs dedicated jacking points.

ZLADDONS has a set of jack pads that actually attach to the pinch welds so they're always there when you need them. I've got a set enroute.
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Old 05-03-2018, 04:26 PM   #4
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My question is why, for such an extensively engineered for track use car, why is there no provision for a rear tow hook? Any track rat will tell you that you will never necessarily have an "OFF" that ends up with your nose facing out.
I always thought the tow loop was for cars that stopped running and needed to be moved out of the way as they as still in good shape, but once you stuff it in the woods they just tow it out however.
It's already scratched.
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Old 05-04-2018, 02:24 PM   #5
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I always thought the tow loop was for cars that stopped running and needed to be moved out of the way as they as still in good shape, but once you stuff it in the woods they just tow it out however.
It's already scratched.

So you'd be okay if your car was immobilized for whatever reason and only the rear is accessible, that it would be pulled away by any means? I think not.
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Old 05-04-2018, 03:39 PM   #6
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I believe there is a rear tow hook from ZL1 add-ons that is behind the license plate on the rear.
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Old 05-04-2018, 04:12 PM   #7
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So you'd be okay if your car was immobilized for whatever reason and only the rear is accessible, that it would be pulled away by any means? I think not.
I was waiting for someone to catch that.
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