URGENT!!! TOWING PROBLEMS with R/T's Part 2 of 3

From: Ryan Krokosinski (ryan@equinoxfinancial.com)
Date: Tue May 04 1999 - 13:26:09 EDT


"N. Parr" wrote:

> It is not just a "bumper tow" that Chrysler is concerned
> about. They mentioned something about some compensation for the
> customer's purchase of the accessory hitch, as well. They are
> absolutely limiting the tow capacity with or without a receiver
> style hitch.
>
> I suspect that someone sued them when they towed to the limit
> and crashed. My R/T only has 2 inches of travel between the top
> of the spring and the rubber bumper on the frame. I've been
> told (in the Mopar chat room) that the difference between a
> standard and an R/T rear spring is about 2 inches of arch to
> that spring, with the R/T spring being flatter. When towing a
> large trailer did you ever look to see if you were siting on
> the bump stops? With only 2 inches of down travel from nominal
> I'll bet you were!
>
> If you are worried that my info might be bogus call the
> Chrysler Complaint Center (1-800-992-1997) and ask. Maybe a few
> more complaints will build a fire under them to get the
> situation solved. They still have not re-contacted me with an
> "offer". I hate the thought that my new truck is so tow limited
> by a stylish decision to lower the truck one inch!
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