I have the 3.92 gears and factory tow package. When I am off to the races I
am carrying my wife and,often, my two teenage boys. The bed is loaded with
tools, parts, cooler, chairs and other implements of destruction.
----- Original Message -----
From: "M.B." <mailinglists@moparhowto.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: DML: 4.7 sucks for towing
>
>
> If you have the 3.92 rear end and the factory tow package, which this did
> not, you can hit 6200. His truck had the 3.55 rear end with the lighter
> 1450lb payload leaf springs, which puts it at 5200 max tow with a GCWR of
> 9500lb per the FSM.
>
> This was a full size car trailer and those usually run a couple thousand
> pounds by themselves, plus the Spirit, plus all his belongings stuffed in
> the Spirit (there wasn't room to fit another shoebox in the cabin or trunk
> of the Spirit) plus probably another 750-1000lbs in the bed. Assuming the
> Spirit weighed 2800lbs bone dry, and the trailer a conservative 1500lbs,
> with all the stuff inside of the Spirit hopefully being under ~500lb, he
> might be under the tow rating, barely.
>
> Considering the extended cab was stuffed with belongings behind the seats,
> plus the bed packed full, plus himself and his Dad who co-drove sitting in
> the front, he'd still be way, way over the GCWR.
>
> Let's just say they got flashed a lot by people who thought they had their
> headlights on high beam when they didn't, because the rear end was so low
> the headlights were practically signaling passing aircraft. :)
>
> M.B.
>
>
> On 07/02/2011 04:14 AM, Andrew Kelsey wrote:
>>>
>>> Not that I'd recommend it, I'm sure he was WAY over the GCWR for the
>>> truck.
>>>
>>> M.B.
>>>
>>
>> I believe the dakota is rated 6100 lbs for towing. I think your friend
>> was well within the limits with that Spirit.
>>
>
>
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