What is the towing capacity of an Evo 9? I've been thinking about using it to tow a pair of jetskis on occasion since I don't have a truck. The jetskis are pretty light, probably not more than 1500lbs for both skis and the trailer.

 

Lol i was think about this also! I want a quad or a dirt bike but no way of transporting it.

 

I know I've seen ball hitches on Evos before, but usually just towing a tire trailer.

 

can not tow with an evo, READ your manual

 

Dammit, really? I don't actually have an Evo yet, trying to find one, but this is one of the reasons I was hoping to get one...

Is there a .pdf of the manual anywhere online?

 

Sure you can tow with an Evo, I (and many others) did it for a couple years with a small HF trailer for race tires without issue.....a better question would how much weight can you safely tow without causing too much strain or damage to the drivetrain.....

 

Maybe you should read your manual

In this thread the guy tows a wave runner

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ng-thread.html

Best of luck

 

because he does it doesn't mean the manual doesnt say it!!!..wtf....its bad for the drivetrain on an awd car...but i guess to each its own

 

There is a section in maintenance that outlines what types of usage for the car and the maintenance intervals. Under severe usage - towing is indicated. They even show a cartoon of a police evo towing something.

 

i want a police evo....

 

fabbing a hitch to hold 1500 lbs will be a problem. the tongue weight from my hitch mounted bike rack was to much with two super expensive race bikes. after 5 miles it had bent down till the tires of the bikes were hitting the ground. unless you seriously beef it up i doubt you;ll be able to pull a couple jet skis


with that said, with a tow rope around the rear trailing arm, i've pulled another evo with mine for a mile

 

I pulled a 2002 ford explore out of a ditch in the snow with tow straps when i had my evo almost all stock and a kia as well

 

Eh, fabbing up a mount and/or reinforcing the mounting point is no problem at all. The tongue weight of the jetski trailer is damn near neutral; it is very well balanced.

 

Lol, probably not supposed to install a bigger turbo, exhaust, tune and make insane numbers with it either but people do all day long everyday.

 

Is there hitch kit available for the EVO?

Definitely a first mod.