Pulse

That would make it pretty low to the ground. The reciever is going to be, probably, around 2 inches tall. It'll be sitting almost on the ground.

jlib

I have a custom-made hitch that is in similar location.
On extreme dips I can scrape it if I do not slow down.
Also, if I back into a parking space with stop curbs it
will not clear. It is something to be aware of but not
a significant problem at all. The lousy turning radius
of the xB is a greater annoyance. Mine has a skid plate
so it just glides if that happens. I would recommend
you add somethiing similar if you get this hitch.

It should only be used for light duty. There is nothing
wrong with light trailering and bike racks. As rallyxb
said, this is same as an Echo. Because of the necessity
of cutting the plastic bumper or mounting in unusually
low position, of course they are going to say you can't
tow with the xB. It is assumed we are all above average
to have chosen the xB so we should also be able to figure
out what works. Light towing works. Pulling your household
goods through the Rockies won't.

Do a search on "hitch" here, it has all been hashed out.
If you want to see the approximate positioning of this
hitch look at my pictures (of a different hitch).

frogman

I checked the rear bumper ground clearance today, it's about 9 inches so the hitch should be fine.
Yet another reason to buy xB?

TJ

i just got a free dirt bike and on a limited budget, getting a hitch/receiver for the xB would seem to be very cost effective to haul it with. I don't have money to buy a truck or another car to tow my dirt bike. I believe if i'm the only passenger and i'm towing 500 pounds, it should be fine. Keep distance and drive smoothly.

Gardiner

Another advantage to a trailer hitch is people will park as close to you. That is an old trick I learned a long time ago by a car guy.

rallyxb

Do you mean people will "not" park as close to you?

I keep my hitch on all the time for that same reason. In fact I have a custom made hitch insert that is tall and padded to keep the parking lot idiots from smacking into the rear bumper. Especially the ignorant truck and SUV jerks who try to over-ride the rear bumper.

EExA

This helps a ton, I've been considering ditching my crap milage S-10 and moving to a box as well as keeping the xA. I've got a Polaris predator 500 quad. It weighs about 425 with all the fluids. Plus a trailer, about 150lbs, plus gear and gas total weight would end up being around 700lbs plus me 260lbs. You think a B could tow all that crap 325 miles (5% grade uphill) and not blow up or should I thyink about getting a turbo at the same time. Most of the time I'd only be towing the quad like 10 miles each way. but if I needed to take a dune trip I might be screwed. any ideas if it has been done.

rallyxb

You should have no trouble towing your Quad so long as you calculate the total combined weights (which you did). Also keep in mind that the car will be much slower to respond so don't beat the heck out of it expecting normal performance. Yes your gas millage will suffer and the car will be slower (like any tow vehicle) but, if a guy in a 3 cyl Geo Metro can tow a jet ski, then an xB can tow a Quad. Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

TJ

Ok so i received this hitch from hitch source for 155 shipped.

Now i just got done installing it. It took me about 45 minutes. I had to take out the stock exhaust tip (had to use a hammer and flathead) to be able to install the hitch. Used a zip tie for the passenger side fascia clip and that was that.

The hitch hangs real low. i have 5 inches of ground clearance. But good buy. Next is the wiring.

rallyxb

It's a shame that it hangs low, but good job on the install!
With my home built one I had to cut a hole in the rear ground effects
for the hitch to pass through. But hey... it still works!

mhungry

bah... if people in the 60's hauled around things with their little beetles with barely 50 horsepower... come on.

TJ

Here's a pic of it installed.

rcstprez

Is there anyway you can post a pic. of the underside of you xB with the hitch installed? I have non-stock exhaust, and want to see if it will clear or not.

Thanks
MattB

TJ

The hitch installs right above the exhaust outlet pipe. From what pictures i've seen of the underside of some xb's with aftermarket exhausts, it will clear it . I'll take a picture of the underside for you to see.

Shoof

The most you can probably tow would be some bikes or a jet ski...I wouldn't expect anything else to be pulled with the xB. Also, for parking you can always add the clear bumper coating, or put parking sensors in the bumpers.

grzydj

I think your S-10 would be much better suited for towing your quad than an xB would. Keep it around for towing on the weekends. That's what I do with my truck.

DoWopBx

Somebody on here had planned on producing a hidden hitch for an xB. I've searched for it but haven't located it yet.

BTW, Here's an interesting link to see what can be pulled by SMALL vehicles:

http://www.quicksilvertrailers.com/

skitsoKID911

i dont get why youd want a hitch with an xB

DoWopBx

Why not? I enjoy camping and wish to pull a small trailer with me. Did uou look at the link I posted? They tow them with motorcycles. Are you saying the Scion is not up to the task? I already know about the warranty issues.

hotbox05

those are sick but ugly , that and the lead to the trailor is soo far. it extends the trailor length by like two or three feet unneccessarily