Honestly, I have never had a problem towing with my 4.7. I also towed a red
Shelby Dak home this past New Years Day. Now I have one of each.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Halterman" <olznut@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: DML: 4.7 sucks for towing
>
> Ok. Not the smartest move I've ever done but I pulled a early 70s C/10
> long bed Chevy pickup on a u haul trailer with my old 4.7 Dakota QC 4x4.
> It did not like it, but it did it.....
>
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> "M.B." <mailinglists@moparhowto.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>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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