Good Morning Gene!
Congrats on the payoff!!! Woohoo!!! I have not towed with my '01 CC yet, but
I will be come February. The trailer I will be pulling is around 5,300 lbs.
You will need a load-leveling Class III hitch, I was quoted around $170. The
Dak's with the 4.7L can pull this weight without trying, whether you have an
auto or man tranny.
The '01 brochure shows the QC capacities are 6,300/6,050 for the 4X2/4X4
respectively. You must subtract the difference for options on the truck,
weight of hitch, difference of driver from 150 lbs., additional passengers,
cargo. You should be fine with that trailer!
Sounds like your "toy" is fun! Where do you race it?
Sean
'92 RC Sport 3.9L 5spd - 250,000mi!
'01 CC SLT+ 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD Mobil-1!
http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/DnuuSncssJujU
-----Original Message-----
From: bgbeaird@neosoft.com [mailto:bgbeaird@neosoft.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 10:17 PM
To: Dakota List
Subject: DML: Towing?
We just paid off the loan on our 98 CC R/T (yeah!). We plan on saving up
a couple of months and then looking at something new. We need something
to potentially tow our SCCA G Stock autocrosser 86 SVO, which is 3011#.
That, and a trailer would run about 4500#.
Among the vehicles we are considering would be a 4-door Dak. I am
wondering who on this list;
1. Tow with such a beast?
2. How much do you tow (weight)?
3. What special provisions have you made to tow with the truck?
4. How many miles have you racked up towing?
5. Anything special you wish to add?
Thanks for any info. We were thinking of a Cherokee Sport (we have an 89
that has performed well), but since they are not making them anymore, and
the new V-6 is unproven, to us, in the Liberty, I think a Dak is a good
possible contender.
Thanks.
Gene Beaird
98 Flame Red CC R/T
Pearland, Texas
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