'99 A6a

[brandon&trenna adams]

Doesn't it seem better to fix the trans than to fix the undercarrige?


> [Original Message]
> From: audiSean <audisean at gmail.com>
> To: Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>; John Cassidy
<jcassidy at diamondconstruction.com>
> Date: 05/25/2005 10:19:53 AM
> Subject: Re: '99 A6a
>
> Have a look at www.hitch-web.com you'll find an installation .pdf
> which details the exact spots that the hitch is mounted to. It's
> definitely a weak spot, but at the same time it'd save the tranny from
> any abuse by ripping itself right off of the car should you try to
> haul too much weight!
>
> On 5/25/05, Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> wrote:
> > Most Da'Lan applications, like the ones anchored through frame members
on
> > my 5ktq and 200q20v have a 2500 lb towing weight limit and a couple
hundred
> > pounds tongue weight limit.  Did Da'Lan actually offer an A6 model that
> > bolts through the spare tire well (which is plastic in my cars)?  Or was
> > that an adaptation of some other model intended to be bolted through
frame
> > parts?
> > 
> > At 12:13 PM 5/25/2005 -0400, audiSean wrote:
> > >Roughly 1100 lbs unbraked with a 100 lb tongue weight. I have a Da'Lan
> > >hitch on my '99 A6 (see my audiWorld registry) and I've been known to
> > >tow my motorcycle with it. The downside, and eventual weakness, of the
> > >hitch is that it's bolted through the spare tire well and NOT to any
> > >frame member, so it's inherently weak.
> > 
> > 
>
>
> -- 
> Sean [99 A6 2.8q]
> http://registry.audiworld.com/audiworld/registry/details.asp?car=9728
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