Supacat wrote:

TJ101 wrote:

Would love a towstep bar BUT

I would not want to tow with the max weight a Defender can, with an adjustable on a tow step bar,, due to 3500 kgs of leverage etc,
There are some with lower stays that go back to the chassis

OP has OEM kit and that does have the lower stays that go back to the chassis - from the two pictures it looks like a very similar tow height could be achieved in relation to these stays with both setups?

You don't want to adjust the towball hight down on a tow step with either a drop plate or an adjustable slider like these





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No support to the lower, I would not want, up to the max tow weight of a defender, swinging on a unstayed ball at the bottom of the plate

There is a picture somewhere that i can not find ! where someone has bolted a unstayed Dixon Bate adjustable slider to a tow step,, rather him than me !!!


Warpigs first effort !!!


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TJ101 wrote:

Gen LR Adjustable towbar


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Need for 4 different hight trailers, Ifor Williams and Brian James,

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What's the difference between these two setups?

Both have the tow ball in line with the chassis stays and the mounting bolts for the tow bracket below the stays; albeit on the rear step bumper it is lower.

leeds wrote:

TAPE MEASURE TIME!

350 - 420mm is the height set out in EC Directive 94/20/EC

That is the height that caravan manufacturers will be working too.

Don't guess just measure!

Brendan

Unladen - I don't know what the real world consequences of adding weight would be, only the theoretical one based on the spring specs:

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Where are the measurements taken from to make these 90mm or 160mm lower - is it the lowest bolt hole on the backing plate?


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Supacat wrote:

TJ101 wrote:

Gen LR Adjustable towbar


Click image to enlarge
Need for 4 different hight trailers, Ifor Williams and Brian James,

Click image to enlarge

What's the difference between these two setups?

Both have the tow ball in line with the chassis stays and the mounting bolts for the tow bracket below the stays; albeit on the rear step bumper it is lower.