z-u-later

iTrader: (43)

It's hilarious to read some of the ignorant posts in this thread about owners being critical of the Z being used as a tow car. These are probably the same clowns who bought a Z but have never driven their car on a track. You're basically in the same pool of owners who bought a 4v4 SUV and have never taken theirs off-road. You're basically a "poser!"

Go to a local autocross or road course and you will find sports cars towing tire trailers. Yes, these are hard-core track junkies. Here are pictures of my Z towing my tire trailer . . . with two sets of race tires & a toolbox!

east1999bt

^ is that a billet grille? lol

Fluid1

iTrader: (19)

I would not pull two jet skis with the Zed, as you say. I bet that the weight of both and the trailer weight will be more than the amount the car can safely tow? Most cars have a rating on them for the amount of weight they can carry and tow. Davidv was right.

Fluid1

iTrader: (19)

That's significantly lighter than a much larger trailer with two jet skis on it....or even a larger trailer with one jet ski.
Two sets of rims/tires only weights about 400 pounds.
The '08 Kawasaki Jet Ski Ultra is 917 pounds dry. 20 gallon fuel tank....that's more than 1000 pounds itself. Granted they don't all weigh that much, but the trailer isn't made of feathers either.

Cw-350

ya, its a SPORTS car not a truck or suv. go buy a cheap older 1/2 ton truck. if you put a tow hitch on the z I think you'll be adding some comments to the "wrost things said about your z" thread.

Cyp

iTrader: (3)

Wow, That's awesome! What kinda tow hook setup do you have? You think its possible to tow a race bike to track days?

folddem

Who in their right mind would tow 2 jet skies? Just thinking of towing one made me iffy hence i mad the post to see if it was possible as i have seen smaller sports cars tow jet skies. Towing with the Z would of been my last option!
I came to the conclusion of buying a double trailer so that it can be towed on my friend's ute.
Buying another "cheap" truck is just plain wrong. Rego, insurance, petrol etc. Doesn't work out to be very cheap if your just gonna use it to tow a jet ski 3-4 times a month.

Z-U-later, thanks for the post. How much weight in total are you towing? I think the Z would have no issues towing the jet ski but backing it into the water would be the main worry.

z-u-later

iTrader: (43)

My point is some of the members here have never seen a Z pulling a trailer. But then again, most of these same members criticizing a Z with a tow hitch have never seen a track before.

z-u-later

iTrader: (43)

It's an eTrailer hitch made specifically for the 350Z. I have pulled two sets of race tires on the trailer. Each rim/tire is probably about 50lbs each, so that's about 400lbs, and then add the trailer weight, tool box, tools, tent, jack, etc. I'd say about 500 lbs total. The Z handles well with the trailer, even at 70mph on the freeway.

Nforce1

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+1

z-u-later

iTrader: (43)

That's not an issue at all -- there are ways around it. I have two jet skis that I tow with my pickup truck. I have friends who tow theirs with their cars or small pickups. When we get to the lake, they unhitch their trailers and I mount their trailer on my pickup. Yes, it's not a problem to ask other people at the lake to help you with your trailer at the ramp. You don't have to use your Z. Most people will gladly help you.

terrasmak

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I've seen a 2 door Civic hatch tow a 2 place ski trailer, and launch them no problem, Ive also seen a Corvette at the launch ramp with a 2 place trailer. The Z will have no problem, and would be a hell of a lot safer than the Civic. Remember the Z weights more and has more power than the average 1/4 ton truck.

SoCal.VQ35DE

Man I am so jealous. I first saw the Ute a few months ago and now that Pontiac is thinking about bringing it across the pond as a G8 SST I am super excited. I've seen tons of vids on youtube since I saw it.

How does your buddy like his? Does he have the LS2?

I was also a big fan of the GTO that we stole from you guys (The Holden Monero). LOL I guess I like Aussie cars

Cyp

iTrader: (3)

I looked up the eTrailer hitch. This is what it said:
Tech Tip: Trim bumper fascia approximately 1-3/4" x 2" for proper fit.
Did you have to trim your bumper? If so, would it be possible to see some pictures please?

VO...

iTrader: (25)

CaliTouring

iTrader: (5)

i would rather tow my Z with the jet skies

NOBI

iTrader: (1)

oy, just grab a land rover.

z-u-later

iTrader: (43)

You can't even see the small area where it was trimmed since the bumper is laying atop the hitch receiver. Check the autocross forum -- I may have a picture there of my hitch receiver.

alan86

iTrader: (17)

btw i already posted in this thread, but why???

Z_Driver

iTrader: (3)

You just have to watch the weight as some have mentioned before. I wouldn't want to tow more than 1000lbs trailer plus ski and gas though.
You'd have to keep the tongue weight down to 100-150lbs max. Otherwise, you'd compress your Z suspension too much. Unless you customed and equalization hitch. Then, your talking real money. Lets see, trailer 1500, Hitch $300, Equalizer $800 ... at that point buy a cheap pickup $1500 and load the jet ski in the back of it. That's what we used to do.

As far as a double jet ski trailer..... I'd say that was out for a Z once loaded with tow jet skis. I mean the Z would pull it but, you waste the suspension, tranny, clutch etc... pretty fast.

Try to get a alum jet ski trailer to keep you weight down if possible.

As listed before .... this one is a good thread on the subject - https://my350z.com/forum/autocross-road/107244-z-hitch-prototype.html

Actually, after reading that thread it will be hard to come by I think. For $119 US Uhaul has one rated at 1500lbs for our cars:

http://store.uhaul.com/hitches.aspx

Good luck .....