I’m not buying it. It’s a big steel rod. They are stressed a whole lot more every time you hit a bump or pot hole.

I've seen and removed a few with the diagonal bent right here from being tied down to a trailer or snatched from an off track track excursion or out of a ditch.
I was always amazed at this thinking it was very strong part but apparently not at certain angles...

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So you can tow with the frame mounts with 3/8" steel keeping them spaced properly between point to point. You are also use 6 - bolts directly to the frame ( my design - 4 if you count only the factory mounts) in the front of the A arm. You will also be supported by the A arm and the rear mounts which have 4 more bolts.


Or you can attach to a tube that is welded to the mounts relying only on the strength of the welds. Forget about lateral loads that can distort that support. Yes that bar is not a primary structure. It is a support to hold assembly at the short end ( hub and wheel) in alignment.

So can you pull from it, yes. Do you want to???