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Osnabruck914
post Jul 29 2025, 12:37 PM
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My car came with this ridiculous and heavy (22 lbs) tow bar assembly mounted under the nose. I put up with it for over ten years, hitting innumerable curbs, driveway dips, and parking space stops and today I finally removed it.

My question now is, how do you safely pull a 914 from the front onto the bed of a flatbed truck (which were the only instances I ever used the tow bar for)? Where should a tow guy attach his chains/straps underneath safely, where nothing will break, to winch the car forward onto the truck?

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post Jul 29 2025, 02:53 PM
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get a tow bar from Rich 914werke

http://www.914werke.com/
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post Jul 29 2025, 04:55 PM
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Grab an axle strap at harbor freight, amazon, etc and throw it in the trunk. Loop it over the reinforcement strut on the a-arm and the tow driver can hook his chain to it.


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post Jul 29 2025, 06:18 PM
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That looks like a lot more than 22lbs
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post Jul 29 2025, 06:31 PM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Jul 29 2025, 05:55 PM) *

Grab an axle strap at harbor freight, amazon, etc and throw it in the trunk. Loop it over the reinforcement strut on the a-arm and the tow driver can hook his chain to it.


Another great idea!! Hadn't thought of this either! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)
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post Jul 29 2025, 06:43 PM
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QUOTE(Literati914 @ Jul 29 2025, 08:31 PM) *

QUOTE(mepstein @ Jul 29 2025, 05:55 PM) *

Grab an axle strap at harbor freight, amazon, etc and throw it in the trunk. Loop it over the reinforcement strut on the a-arm and the tow driver can hook his chain to it.


Another great idea!! Hadn't thought of this either! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif)


I've done it dozens of times to pull a car onto my trailer with the winch.
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post Jul 29 2025, 07:12 PM
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Thanks Mepstein. That solves my problem!

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post Jul 29 2025, 07:50 PM
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If you are really paranoid, get some of these.

https://tangerineracing.com/shop/ols/produc...front-tie-downs
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post Jul 29 2025, 11:17 PM
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Jul 30 2025, 01:50 PM) *

If you are really paranoid, get some of these.

https://tangerineracing.com/shop/ols/produc...front-tie-downs

Is the tow hook underneath rubbish ,don't know cause never been towed...
Cheers.
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post Jul 30 2025, 06:41 AM
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Jul 30 2025, 01:50 PM) *

If you are really paranoid, get some of these.

https://tangerineracing.com/shop/ols/produc...front-tie-downs

Is the tow hook underneath rubbish ,don't know cause never been towed...
Cheers.


Usually a rollback will have a bunch of extras to make it work but the large hook on the end of the cable won't always fit the tow hook. There isn't a lot of clearance between the loop and the floor pan. It also can scratch the paint. The $10 strap solves the issue 99% of the time.
Sometimes deep spoilers are an issue.
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post Jul 30 2025, 07:21 AM
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Jul 30 2025, 08:41 AM) *

QUOTE(porschetub @ Jul 30 2025, 01:17 AM) *

QUOTE(bkrantz @ Jul 30 2025, 01:50 PM) *

If you are really paranoid, get some of these.

https://tangerineracing.com/shop/ols/produc...front-tie-downs

Is the tow hook underneath rubbish ,don't know cause never been towed...
Cheers.


Usually a rollback will have a bunch of extras to make it work but the large hook on the end of the cable won't always fit the tow hook. There isn't a lot of clearance between the loop and the floor pan. It also can scratch the paint. The $10 strap solves the issue 99% of the time.
Sometimes deep spoilers are an issue.


Thats a great idea, use the strap for that center tow loop just to pull up onto the trailer with the come-along winch, i did that before i put the tow bar for flat towing on,
i guess my earlier comment was because i was thinking about him doing this on a regular basis but if he's not going to flat tow and just pulling onto a trailer once and awhile definitely doesn't need the flat tow bar.
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post Jul 30 2025, 03:50 PM
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mepstein,

Got myself today a couple of the Harbor Freight axle straps you recommended. Now just to be clear, is the best attachment point on the a-arm(s) where I circled in the attached pic?

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post Jul 30 2025, 04:13 PM
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mepstein,

Got myself today a couple of the Harbor Freight axle straps you recommended. Now just to be clear, is the best attachment point on the a-arm(s) where I circled in the attached pic?

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Yes, that portion of the a-arm is more than strong enough to pull your car up the incline of a rollback.
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