How to Fabricate a Vehicle Tow Bar

Fabricate a tow bar by working at the rear of your vehicle.

You will need to fabricate a tow bar onto your vehicle when you intend on hauling or attaching a trailer to the rear of your vehicle. Installing a tow bar requires a tow bar kit and the removal of a few of your vehicle's components located by the rear bumper. The process varies depending on the make and model of your vehicle. When installing or fabricating a tow bar on most types of vehicles, you will need to work on its rear chassis rail.

Things You'll Need

• Tow bar kit
• Wrench

Instructions

1. Park your vehicle on level ground.

2. Detach the right chassis rail's towing eye by removing its bolts using a wrench, counterclockwise. The towing eye is located at the right portion of the rear bumper's bottom edge. The right chassis rail is a metal bar that is part of your vehicle's frame, located underneath your vehicle's body.

3. Connect a crossbar, supplied with the tow kit, to your vehicle's chassis holes and place in its bolts with flat washers and screw the bolts in at both sides of the crossbar with a wrench.

4. Apply plastic caps, supplied with the tow kit, over each bolt on the crossbar of your vehicle, and then reattach the right chassis rail's towing eye with a wrench, counterclockwise.

Tips & Warnings

• Install a properly sized tow bar on to your vehicle as tow bars come in various sizes depending on the vehicle's make and model.

• Avoid hauling weight that exceeds your vehicle's towing capacity to prevent damage to your vehicle's engine.

References

• Witter Tow bars