How To Video: Installing a Trailer Hitch on Your 7th Gen Corvette
12-01-2017, 02:19 AM
#1
Race Director
Thread Starter
Member Since: Jun 2006
Location: Lawton, OK
Posts: 10,298
Received 9,513 Likes
on
2,318 Posts
C7 & C8 Events Correspondent
Tech Contributor
2020 C8 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
2020 Corvette of the Year (track prepared)
2020 Corvette of the Year Finalist (appearance mods)
C7 of Year Winner (appearance mods) 2019
2017 C7 of Year Finalist
2015 C7 of the Year
St. Jude Donor '14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19
How To Video: Installing a Trailer Hitch on Your 7th Gen Corvette
The Corvette Blogger recently came across a Stingray owner who installed a trailer hitch to the frame of his Corvette. It's the mod we've all been waiting for!
But regardless of what you think about doing this, it looks like the car's owner thought this one through pretty well!
Here's the story: http://www.corvetteblogger.com/2017/...h-c7-corvette/
Last edited by jagamajajaran; 12-01-2017 at 02:22 AM.
Popular Reply
12-01-2017, 08:37 AM
Instructor
My feelings are so what. You do what you will with your car and let others do what they want with theirs. To each his own. It is our pleasure to make the car as we want to own it like, forget what someone else thinks.
12-01-2017, 04:12 AM
#2
Burning Brakes
Trailer hitch on a Corvette is a blasphemy. Don't do that. Next thing would be to raise the car and install all terrain tires to race in the mud.
The following users liked this post:
zcarmaniac (04-23-2019)
12-01-2017, 08:37 AM
#3
Instructor
My feelings are so what. You do what you will with your car and let others do what they want with theirs. To each his own. It is our pleasure to make the car as we want to own it like, forget what someone else thinks.
The following 6 users liked this post by C7 Vert:
Avanti (02-20-2019),
DWS44 (12-01-2017),
jagamajajaran (12-01-2017),
jimmbbo (03-19-2019),
nlneilson (02-12-2018),
and 1 others liked this post.
The following users liked this post:
jagamajajaran (12-01-2017)
12-01-2017, 08:50 AM
#5
Jag, I thought All Season tires were on the raged edge of what people tolerate and you go and post a trailer hitch...
Well played sir
Well played sir
The following users liked this post:
jagamajajaran (12-01-2017)
The following users liked this post:
jagamajajaran (12-01-2017)
The following users liked this post:
tastegw (03-20-2019)
12-01-2017, 10:24 AM
#8
So, Wisconsin trailer laws and car license plate laws allows for displaying the car plate right on the trailer???
12-01-2017, 10:52 AM
#9
Le Mans Master
Member Since: Jul 2015
Location: Northern California
Posts: 6,223
Received 1,694 Likes
on
1,240 Posts
St. Jude Donor '15
I’ve seen people comment about using it for tires to get to the track. I dunno, it’s a car, I don’t see what the big deal is if it has a good use for the owner.
The following users liked this post:
white90conv (12-05-2017)
12-01-2017, 10:59 AM
#10
Le Mans Master
Some of you guys need to relax...
Just because you need a tiny trailer to get 300 lbs of wheels/tires and a jack to the track is NOT the same as towing a 5th wheel horse trailer with your Vette...
I guess in your eyes you’re too poor to drive a Corvette if you can’t also afford a 3/4 ton truck and trailer to tow your car to the track?
Just because you need a tiny trailer to get 300 lbs of wheels/tires and a jack to the track is NOT the same as towing a 5th wheel horse trailer with your Vette...
I guess in your eyes you’re too poor to drive a Corvette if you can’t also afford a 3/4 ton truck and trailer to tow your car to the track?
The following 2 users liked this post by Kent1999:
carcrazysammy (12-05-2017),
white90conv (12-05-2017)
12-01-2017, 11:07 AM
#11
Le Mans Master
You think a Vette pulling a trailer is crazy, you should see me pulling a trailer behind my (LS1 equipped) '99 Miata!
Have a good one,
Mike
12-01-2017, 03:48 PM
#12
Team Owner
Member Since: Jan 2007
Location: cookeville tennessee
Posts: 28,846
Received 1,762 Likes
on
1,529 Posts
12-01-2017, 03:57 PM
#13
I saw a video a few months back of a guy towing a 24' ski boat with a C6 Z06. I'm not sure about what that boat did to the suspension and chassis, but he said it had plenty of power even with the boat behind.
12-01-2017, 04:00 PM
#14
Team Owner
Member Since: Oct 2013
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Posts: 25,362
Received 7,752 Likes
on
4,181 Posts
CORVETTE TODAY Host
St. Jude Donor'15
I figured a C7 trailer hitch was coming, at some point. I was just hoping it really wouldn't.
12-01-2017, 04:59 PM
#15
Instructor
C7 needs a good solution to trailer tires to the autocross and track, the problem is the hitch. Thanks for posting [JAG. and Wesley], thoughtful solution coming from behind the license plate. 
Last edited by BigTree; 12-01-2017 at 05:06 PM.
12-01-2017, 05:20 PM
#16
I like it and have seen several on other vehicle brands used to take tires to the track. Just a couple of thoughts, maybe some xpel around the licence plate area so the chains don't damage it, or dip the chains in some liquid rubber.
I think it is really well done!
I think it is really well done!
12-04-2017, 10:11 PM
#17
Race Director
Member Since: Mar 2001
Location: Bonneville Salt Flats, 223mph Aug. '04
Posts: 17,418
Received 5,213 Likes
on
3,457 Posts
No.
12-04-2017, 10:17 PM
#18
Melting Slicks
I had one put on an 85 Corvette i had back in 1990 and pulled 2 Harleys down to Daytona and back for Bike Week.
No Biggie it was my car my choice.
No Biggie it was my car my choice.
12-05-2017, 02:24 AM
#19
Le Mans Master
To each their own as for me NEVER!
12-05-2017, 03:33 AM
#20
Supporting Vendor
Member Since: Dec 2016
Location: Lookin over Hoover Dam
Posts: 3,513
Received 2,316 Likes
on
990 Posts
I like the idea of towing a trailer to the track, having tools, support equipment and some wheels/tires. It's an enthusiast thing if you ask me. Couple of road rallys out there that do track days and limit the tires you can use. Plenty of place for a hitch on a Corvette if you're your own support crew.
The following users liked this post:
white90conv (12-05-2017)