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Originally Posted by JTRATX
What rear tow bar will replace the crash bar?
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After looking around at the aftermarket options I decided to lighten and modify the standard crash bar instead. Even over here where Camaros are not commonplace it seems I can pick up a standard crash bar for like £50 pretty easily.
I didn't like the aftermarket ones for two reasons:
1) some of them were so lightweight that I doubted it you actually needed to use the tow hook in anger that it wouldn't bend the bar. Especially if you were being towed out of a gravel trap.
2) I noticed that the lower edge of the diffuser panel clips onto the lowermost part of the standard crash bar. All the aftermarket ones do away with this so the rear diffuser is potentially not as supported as it could be. I'm sure it works for a while, but I imagine there is additional load going through the other bumper fixings because of it. Might fatigue them over time...
So instead I will mount a tow hook and lighten the standard crash bar. It's still work in progress but you get the idea. I'll post up better pictures when I'm done.