Re: R/T and lousy towing capacities

From: Ryan Stewart (firebird@kymtnnet.org)
Date: Mon Oct 16 2000 - 19:36:36 EDT


Eh, like I said, you an tow with a stock R/T moderately, and add airbags for
frequent towing. It's by no means unfixable. :)

-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T

----- Original Message -----
From: <jdurling@mindspring.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: DML: R/T and lousy towing capacities

> I can't buy that. The suspension parts for the most part are on towing
daks
> just with some different leafs or whatever they used to lower them (i know
> about the springs in front). I think you can tow with it but you will have
> to spend some money. First a set of firestone airbags and optionally an
> onboard air compressor with dash mounted controls. Second, You have to get
> different tires that are light truck rated. The only tires like this that
> are in the stock r/t size are michelin pilot ltx at's. I have them and
they
> can take the weight. This not the cheapest option but if you love the r/t
> and want to tow this is the only way I know of. The tires are around $800
> (close to what the stockers are to replace anyway), the airags are a
little
> over $200 and a compressor is around $300. You can not tow or you can tow
> it's just do you want to spend the money.
>
> Jeff Durling
>
> "mike d." wrote:
>
> > You're gonna hear about 100 different reasons why you can't tow with the
> > R/T (yet, nobody knows the REAL reason). All you really need to know is,
> > you can't fix it. It wasn't designed for towing, so whatever it is that
> > makes the R/T unable to tow is supposedly un-fixable. =(
> >
> > -miggity
> >
> > miggitymike@juno.com
> > PROJECT 13's ---> slammed 88 Dakota w/360 swap in progress!
> >
> > http://surf.to/Project13s
>



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