Hmmm, mine tows just fine. 2000 4.7L Grand Cherokee 4x4, 3.73 gears,
trailer tow pkg. Trailer is tilt ramp type and Dak bed was loaded for a
combined weight of about 6,000 lbs. The Jeep is rated for 6500 lbs. It
was filled with gear too.
Drove 5000 miles round trip from OH to CA for a week of racing. There's
some serious mountains out there too! Jeep never broke a sweat. Didn't
even have a problem with the mountains using cruise control and it seldom
downshifted into second. It would unlock the converter though. Averaged
11.5 mpg for the entire trip. Most of time I ran 65-70 mph but did hit 80
for a while in New Mexico. :)
Here's a picture from the trip...
http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/rtxpres/?action=view
<http://s51.photobucket.com/albums/f400/rtxpres/?action=view¤t=P_theri
g.jpg> ¤t=P_therig.jpg
Ray
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net [mailto:owner-dakota-
> truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 12:05 AM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: 4.7 sucks for towing
>
>
> So, I used my '00 Durango [4.7] to drag my motorcycle trailer up to a
> track weekend today. Good lord the 4.7 is a rev-happy weakling!!! 65
> mph on flat road should not require 6k rpm in second gear to achieve.
> CRAP!!! My Dak with the 5.2 tows WAAAY better. So, the 4.7 is faster
> than my 5.2, but the 5.2 pulls better and oddly enough gets better
> mileage while doing it.
>
> So, is swapping a 318/360 into a 4.7 durango that hard of a task?
This email was scanned by VIPRE version 4.0.4194 when it was sent, using
definitions version 9748
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Tue Aug 02 2011 - 00:19:27 EDT