Re: Dakotas towing-pics??

From: Jeff Holsapple (jeffreyh@citrix.com)
Date: Fri Mar 09 2001 - 09:23:25 EST


Don't have any pics, but I tow a 4500lb boat around town (12 miles to the
ramp).
I have a 01 QC 4.7L/auto 4wd 3.92 LSD. Haven't made it down to the Keys yet
so I'm not sure how it handles on the highway. It should do much better than
my
old tow vechicle, a 90 GMC Jimmy with a 4.3L.

--Jeff

""Will Coughlin"" <willcoughlin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:F34HsWocMMXK6J2DJkh0000d759@hotmail.com...
> The recent request for Dakota pic's has got me interested to see if there
is
> any more pics of Dakotas towing. Oh, and who is towing what with their
> Dakota? What truck combo do you have/what are you pulling? I know that Don
> Mallett pulls a wrecked car on a car hauler/flatbed behind his 4.7L/auto
2wd
> Quad, but I don't remember anybody else saying they tow anything?? Oh,
Todd
> Flummer-you pull a landscape trailer wit your 5.2L/auto ext. cab, right? I
> have the Hotchkis suspension on my truck now, what about towing with that?
> Anybody doing that? It's not that big of a deal to swap rear springs(just
a
> little time consuming), but it would make it a pain if I needed to get
> hooked up in any set time. Should I get an airbag assist for the rear?
What
> kind of airbag assist setup is anybody running? Thanks,
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
> http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
>
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