Thread: Fauna protector and tow bar fitment

I got my tongue from a local trailer spares place, they said that the one to fit mine was the longest they made. it fits well and tows no worries, have shoo roos as well, i havnt hit any thing but still have close calls so the jurys out on that one.
hope this helps.

neil

Mines long and to be honest I have never worried about it. Pat

The tongue is long to allow for the larger than average crumple zone – it brings that heavy cross member forward away from the rear bumper.

If you look deep in the owner’s manual there is a spec for the towbar tongue. It provides the max allowable length measurements. You will also find it should have a solid shaft as apposed to RHS due to the length. Have a look under the car, it’s more substantial than jap built 3.5t rated vehicles (and D2,3,4 for that mater). Combine that with a solid shaft and there’s no issues. The 4 HT bolts securing the trailer coupling will shear long before the towbar fails.

Suggest you talk to Hayman Reece they have a clue and have one in their cat. that will suite, but you will find no one will have in stock – order in from china...

If you are interested I have a genuine tongue I can sell - PM for details although freight could be a killer – they are heavy.

Is the trailer ECU present? It’s expensive.

The Genuine moulded front bar is the ONLY SRS approved bar for the L322 in AUS. I read they are much stronger than they look.