Thread: RANT: catastrophic Thule rack fail
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Old 12-06-23 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by soyabean
Most, if not all car manufacturers, will make factory hitches for TOW weight only and not TONGUE weight.
Vehicle and hitch manufacturers make a hitch according to standard hitch classifications (SAE J684) (VESC-5) which include a tongue weight rating.
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