Re: R/T owners-loss of tow capacity-Group buy Airbags

From: EDDIE ESTOPPEY (99dakota@home.com)
Date: Wed May 05 1999 - 15:43:38 EDT


how much for the whole front and rear kit?

Ed
98 v6 GTS

Dak99RT@aol.com wrote:
>
> (snip)
> - - -OK guys (and girls) It's time for a group buy on Firestone
> Airbags!! The $300 Gene
> states is more than enough to cover the cost of a basic airbag setup.
> If we can get
> a significant amount of people to buy, I can get the Sport-Rite kit
> (produced especially for
> LOWERED vehicles-read "R/T") to you for $200 plus shipping, instead of
> the $225 that
> I've sold the kit to many people on the DML for. If you are interested,
> e-mail me at
> shetland@erols.com
> (unsnip)
>
> Am I missing something here? If dodge lowered the towing capacity of the R/T
> to 2000 pounds... (which they did, I called) That is all you will able to tow
> by law... 2000 pounds, regardless of how many helper springs or air bags you
> install. What will happen, is they will release the new towing capacities to
> the government and your state registration will only give you window stickers
> indicating that the R/T can only tow 2000 pounds. If you get pulled over
> towing something heavier than that... you will get a ticket and fined. The
> only way around this is for Dodge to release a "Heavy Duty spring/shock
> package that will ruin the R/Ts handling. Dodge just crippled the R/T without
> batting an eyelash and we R/T owners must now "pay" the consequences.
>
> Thinking about selling my R/T before the word gets out and my R/Ts resale
> value plummets.
> Charles



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