Tow Hubs

Ed Wright · 04-21-2014, 10:08 AM

If your going to do it, you need lights. I had a trailer light plug in the radiator support on my '56, and one on my tow car, with a cable made up that plugged the race car into the tow car. The race car tail, brake & turn signal lights worked off the tow car. Wasn't hard to do. I saw guys put trailer lights in the rear window, on the package tray there. In thought that was kinda ugly myself. Wasn't hard wire it up to use the car's lights. Had to pull the race car's parking light bulbs. Think about it. :-)

X-TECH MAN · 04-21-2014, 10:50 AM

I towed my 1969 Corvette H/S stick car with Lakewood tow hubs in 1970. Dickie Estiveze and his brother in law Alfed made me a tow bar with an upward bend to clear the low and long nose on the Vette yet still keep it level when hooked up. It towed great. Just don't get lazy like I did and not install the tow hubs one day after I got beat. Tore the heck out of the M-21 Muncie. It pulled my 66 Grand Prix tow car to a stop and flat spotted my Firestone 7 in slicks in the middle of Rt 301. Live and learn.

Kris Kristofferson · 04-21-2014, 03:17 PM

Yes, I have the magnetic harbor freight lights..they are linked into the borrowed truck's trailer light circuit. If you look closely at the pic they are there..very dangerous with no trailer lights at night!

http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...9626-8847.html

Rory McNeil · 04-21-2014, 04:45 PM

I bought a used set of Lakewood tow hubs in 1977,for the 2nd time that we flat towed my 66 Fairlane 390 GTA about an to Mission Raceway, an hour from home. The 1rst time, I had just unhooked the driveshaft, and when I went to bolt it back in after getting to the track, I was shocked at how hot the rearend had gotten after an hour of highway driving. I almost burned my elbow! I guess with 4.56 gears, the pinion was spinning pretty quickly. The tow hubs worked great, but with the Fairlanes narrow wheelwells, I had to use skinny Volkswagen tires, as well as do some hammer work on the wheel well lips, because the hubs were about 3 1/2" wide per side. For lights, we bought some hardware store trailer lights, and mounted them to an old roof rack with suction cups, that we stuck onto the trunk lid. For about 100 bucks (in 1977 dollars), it was a pretty effective tow set up, although it did get interesting in a panic stop situation. Luckily we normally towed using my buddys nearly new 76 Chevy Blazer, I`m sure if I would have used my 57 Ford Sedan Delivery, with its manual drum brakes, there would have been a situation or 2.

04-21-2014, 10:08 AM	#1
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Tow Hubs If your going to do it, you need lights. I had a trailer light plug in the radiator support on my '56, and one on my tow car, with a cable made up that plugged the race car into the tow car. The race car tail, brake & turn signal lights worked off the tow car. Wasn't hard to do. I saw guys put trailer lights in the rear window, on the package tray there. In thought that was kinda ugly myself. Wasn't hard wire it up to use the car's lights. Had to pull the race car's parking light bulbs. Think about it. :-) __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

04-21-2014, 10:50 AM	#2
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Tow Hubs I towed my 1969 Corvette H/S stick car with Lakewood tow hubs in 1970. Dickie Estiveze and his brother in law Alfed made me a tow bar with an upward bend to clear the low and long nose on the Vette yet still keep it level when hooked up. It towed great. Just don't get lazy like I did and not install the tow hubs one day after I got beat. Tore the heck out of the M-21 Muncie. It pulled my 66 Grand Prix tow car to a stop and flat spotted my Firestone 7 in slicks in the middle of Rt 301. Live and learn.

04-21-2014, 03:17 PM	#3
Kris Kristofferson Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Posts: 68 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Tow Hubs Yes, I have the magnetic harbor freight lights..they are linked into the borrowed truck's trailer light circuit. If you look closely at the pic they are there..very dangerous with no trailer lights at night! http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...9626-8847.html __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2qQX4TDTVU

04-21-2014, 04:45 PM	#4
Rory McNeil VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: from Vancouver BC Canada, now in Nova Scotia Posts: 1,311 Likes: 321 Liked 1,106 Times in 303 Posts	Re: Tow Hubs I bought a used set of Lakewood tow hubs in 1977,for the 2nd time that we flat towed my 66 Fairlane 390 GTA about an to Mission Raceway, an hour from home. The 1rst time, I had just unhooked the driveshaft, and when I went to bolt it back in after getting to the track, I was shocked at how hot the rearend had gotten after an hour of highway driving. I almost burned my elbow! I guess with 4.56 gears, the pinion was spinning pretty quickly. The tow hubs worked great, but with the Fairlanes narrow wheelwells, I had to use skinny Volkswagen tires, as well as do some hammer work on the wheel well lips, because the hubs were about 3 1/2" wide per side. For lights, we bought some hardware store trailer lights, and mounted them to an old roof rack with suction cups, that we stuck onto the trunk lid. For about 100 bucks (in 1977 dollars), it was a pretty effective tow set up, although it did get interesting in a panic stop situation. Luckily we normally towed using my buddys nearly new 76 Chevy Blazer, I`m sure if I would have used my 57 Ford Sedan Delivery, with its manual drum brakes, there would have been a situation or 2. __________________ NHRA 6390 STK M/S 85 Mustang