Towing Subaru Possibilities

[Mike Quest]

I have a 1997 Subaru Outback (automatic). I recently pulled out the owner
manual because another Subaru owner asked about towing. I always thought
that you had to tow Subarus with all 4 wheels off the road. It appears
that you can tow it with 4 wheels on the ground or 2 up... though all 4 off
the road is the recommended way.

It indicates with 4 on the road that you only want to go a limited distance
and speed... good luck getting a tow truck driver to go under 20 mph. It
never really indicates any issues or restrictions with the 2 up and 2
down.... are there?

 

[Ralph E Lindberg]

I have a 1997 Subaru Outback (automatic). I recently pulled out the owner
manual because another Subaru owner asked about towing. I always thought
that you had to tow Subarus with all 4 wheels off the road. It appears
that you can tow it with 4 wheels on the ground or 2 up... though all 4 off
the road is the recommended way.

It indicates with 4 on the road that you only want to go a limited distance
and speed... good luck getting a tow truck driver to go under 20 mph. It
never really indicates any issues or restrictions with the 2 up and 2
down.... are there?

It actually depends on the model, year and transmission. There used to
be info on a web-site (http://www.towingworld.com), that went into this
in detail, but not now. I haven't checked
http://www.motorhomemagazine.com, to see if they have info on "toads" to
this detail.

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[Carl 1 Lucky Texan]

I have a 1997 Subaru Outback (automatic). I recently pulled out the owner
manual because another Subaru owner asked about towing. I always thought
that you had to tow Subarus with all 4 wheels off the road. It appears
that you can tow it with 4 wheels on the ground or 2 up... though all 4 off
the road is the recommended way.

It indicates with 4 on the road that you only want to go a limited distance
and speed... good luck getting a tow truck driver to go under 20 mph. It
never really indicates any issues or restrictions with the 2 up and 2
down.... are there?

Do you have a 2WD drive model?
I'm not sure about '97, but it seems to me any '2 on the ground towing'
is a bad idea for AWD. I won't argue with your manual though. Try asking
over at the forums at www.usmb.net .

Carl