Re: towing

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Sat Nov 20 1999 - 12:40:23 EST


The bumper is rated for 2000 lbs, 200lb tongue weight. Some people have
been ok towing a little more than that off the bumper, but 2.5X? Don't
chance it. If you're going cross-country, get a real hitch.

DroolArt wrote:
>
> The guy who sold me my 99 cc v6 told me I could tow 5000lbs off the
> bumper.
> Is this correct? I've been planning on getting a real hitch for it
> anyways and adding the tranny cooler. Just curious about that 5000lbs
> thing, since I'll be making a cross country (NC to MI)move here shortly
> and will probbaly just throw everything in a trailer.
> Thanks
> Sean
>
> --
> Droolart@earthlink.net sean.mckeever@bankofamerica.com
> http://home.earthlink.net/~droolart #25206498
> Let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic
> energy in the New York area. According to this morning's PKE sample,
> the current level in the city would be a Twinkie 35 feet long weighing
> approximately six hundred pounds.

-- 
-andy

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