Re: R/T and lousy towing capacities

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Mon Oct 16 2000 - 17:56:12 EDT

It's not the drivetrain or the gears, it's the suspension. The R/T's
suspension and tires can't handle the load.

Henry Hagemeier wrote:
> However, when I looked in the manual the R/T with the
> 3.55 diff. is only capable of towing a 2000 pound trailer. What is the
> story here? If you have the 3.92 diff you can tow a trailer around 6000
> pounds. I don't see how that could make such a big difference. The other
> Daks don't have as big of a discrepancy as the R/T.
>
> Thanks,
> Henry Hagemeier
> San Antonio, Tx
> 2000 Red R/T 

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-andy

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