Your comments are appreciated Jason, as are everybody else's.
I will definitely be looking into the gearing as well, that info is
displayed in the glovebox usually right?
Is there a way i can tell by looking at the actual axle housing itself?
I think the Dak/Durango will still be ok for this sized load. The trailer
is going to max out at 5000#, and i really don't think it will actually be
anywhere near that high when everything is said and done... But that's my
estimation of the largest that it will ever be, like for the Denver trip.
;)
The Adam Blaster
Two words, figure it out.....
>From: "Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Dakota or Durango???
>Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:10:42 -0500 (EST)
>
>
>On Fri, March 3, 2006 12:44 am, Terrible Tom said:
> >
> > Simple solution. Bed cover. If you wan't security - take a look at the
> > hardshell cover Ed has on his 2000 Quad. Looks real good on his truck.
>
>So good that we got the exact same thing (only in black). It's made by
>ARE,
>and I'm quite happy with it. It was pretty easy to justify given the price
>difference between the Quad Cab Dakota and a Durango. Before we got the
>'01,
>I went on the web site and optioned out a Durango as close as I could get
>it
>to what we got on the Dakota. They wanted something like an extra $11,000
>for
>the Durango. That's an awful lot of money for a hatch and some extra
>glass.
>I like the Durango, and the one we rented in BC was very nice, but dang
>that's
>a lot of extra money. I don't know if the used market is the same way,
>though.
>
>I know the wagon style cargo area is nice, believe me. I've been wishing I
>had something like that ever since we rented that Durango, I just couldn't
>justify the expense when we got the '01, and I haven't quite been able to
>bring myself to trade my '95 for an XJ (came close a few times, though).
>Don't be surprised to see me in a Caliber in a few years, though.
>
>I guess you just have to ask yourself how important it is to you, and look
>at
>the prices.
>
> > Ya know - I have a regular cab short box truck (Ram) , regular cab long
> > bed Gen I trucks (Silver Eightynine's), a club cab Gen II (the 95). If
> > I were to get a Gen III Quad cab... I would have sampled every major
> > truck body style. Hmmm
>
>Danger, Will Robinson! Tom contemplating another truck purchase! Run!
>
>:-)
>
> > Yeah a Quad can haul about the same as a Durango. Probably a little
> > more than a Durango because its lighter (I think?) than the SUV version.
>
>Actually, I believe the highest limit on the Durango is more than the
>highest
>on a 4x4 QC Dakota, for whatever reason. The only thing I can think of is
>that the suspension on the Durango sits slightly lower so the soccer moms
>won't have a problem climbing in to it.
>
>With the 4.7L engine, watch the axle ratio. It makes a huge difference for
>towing rating. My guess is that this is because the OHC design makes its
>power at a higher RPM range. The rating on our '01 with the 3.55 gears was
>only 4800 lbs max. The 3.92 bumped that up to 5800 lbs. I think you're
>looking at a similar configuration, so make sure to verify the tow rating
>before you get anything. I know those ratings aren't carved in stone, but
>it's best to keep them in mind for various reasons (I have no idea what the
>legal or insurance implications would be if you exceeded it and got in a
>wreck, for example).
>
>Unfortunately, you might have a tough time finding a used truck with the
>3.92
>gears, as the 3.55 were standard and it's something most people don't think
>about. If I were looking on the used market for something with a 5000+ lb
>tow
>rating, I'd be seriously thinking of moving up to a Ram, at least a 1500.
>Just MHO.
>
>--
>Jason Bleazard
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