Re: R/T and lousy towing capacities

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 00:58:40 EDT


The rims, probably not. The tires, maybe. Someone mentioned elsewhere
in the thread that there's one R/T-sized tire that's LT-rated.

Michael Kuriger wrote:
>
> makes sense... I was going to put RT style Rims and tires on my durnago 4x4.
> will this impact me towing my car??
>
> -=Mike
>
> Andy Levy wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > --
> > -andy
> >
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> -=Mike Kuriger
> 1991 Isuzu Impulse RS 1.8
> 2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 4.7
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-- 
-andy

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