pufferfish
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2 years ago, I got a set of race slicks for track days and quickly realized there's no place to stuff them into the car. So, I bought a hitch to tow all my gear. Well, it was functional, but when not towing, it was just ugly and didn't belong on my sports car. It added 35lbs of race weight for no track benefit. It wasn't realistic to take it off and reinstall it repeatedly, so I did what I do best...I engineered a solution. The Secret Hitch was born. Once I started using it for the track and upgraded to the "donkey trailer" (a 4x8 HF trailer with stakesides), I found the car to be much more useful. Not only could I cruise, race and daily, but now I could pick up drywall and lumber! Imagine the looks I got pulling up to the merchandise pickup awning at Home Depot! As weight was of paramount concern, I worked on weight savings by cutting out the flanges and moving from the standard issue crush formed heavy wall square tube to a mandrel bent DOM steel tube. The end result is 16lbs curb weight added (when the receiver is not attached). And yes, it passes the SAE J684 standards for a Class 1 hitch, so its capable of carrying 200lbs of tongue weight and tow 2000lbs.
The hitch has been fitted to only a handful of Mustangs, so I can't attest to its ability to be a completely bolt-in, no mod install, but I believe its worst case scenario was Sarkis' 2013 Boss with the GT500 quad tip muflers. A couple of strips of rubber were needed to prevent wear and rattling between the crossbar and the inside tips, but it all fit up beautifully.
As an added benefit, you get a red tow loop attachment for a NO CUT rear tow hook option!
https://www.blowfishracing.com/towing-hauling/111-2005-2014-mustang-secret-hitch-kit.html
The hitch has been fitted to only a handful of Mustangs, so I can't attest to its ability to be a completely bolt-in, no mod install, but I believe its worst case scenario was Sarkis' 2013 Boss with the GT500 quad tip muflers. A couple of strips of rubber were needed to prevent wear and rattling between the crossbar and the inside tips, but it all fit up beautifully.
As an added benefit, you get a red tow loop attachment for a NO CUT rear tow hook option!
https://www.blowfishracing.com/towing-hauling/111-2005-2014-mustang-secret-hitch-kit.html