towbar

[68442]

Got my first dsm!, 90 turbo laser front wheel drive, 5 speed. I need to haul it about 8 miles. I searched and found only 1 post about towbars. I should have no issue since mines a 5 speed, fwd. My question is where would be a good spot to hookup on the laser? I assume on the bumper support somewhere. Anyone have experience doing this? Thanks!

 

[turboAWDfanatic]

Some 1gs have tow hook points just behind the lower bumper cover. Check out this picture, you can see the one on the passenger side just forward and to the right of the SMIC (ignore the orientation of the engine/trans being lowered...it is rotated 90 degrees to get it out from under the car). It's hard to see in the pic, but there's another one on the driver's side.

From what I hear, only some 1g's have these.

 

[tlikethedrink]

be careful! make sure the brakes work. and keep tension in the line.
just out of curiosity... how much you pay for it? condition? pic?

 

[68442]

the towbar is solid so my pickup will be the brakes. i paid 300, has a broke timing belt, already have a good head found. it was a west coast car, the body is perfect!

 

[pitbull419]

You should be ok.
Hope there isnt any damage to the pistons

 

[moto x]

How many miles on It.

 

[Defiant]

For FWD, go ahead and use a tow dolly, where you put the front wheels on a dolly and roll the rears on the ground.
I can't think of how you'd run a towbar on a DSM.

 

[luv2rallye]

Yes those "tow hooks" are for holding the car onto a transport trailer or railroad car! They are not strong enough or meant for pulling/towing the car on the road (other than maybe a very short flat distance like up your driveway and even then they will bend up - I know). If used to pull on the road they are very dangerous and can rip clean through when going up even a slight hill (don't ask how I know this ).