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4/21/2005
04:12:42

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Hello, I live in Switzerland and own a 1999 3.9L Dakota Sport Cab. 5 Speed manual 2 WD. Now I like to tow a camping trailer. For our authority I have to know the max trailer weight which I can tow. I have no tec data or owners manual. Can somebody help me ?



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4/21/2005
23:52:11

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The standard is 2000 lbs, but if your truck is equipped with the towing package i do believe it is about max 4500lbs. The standard is correct, but don't quote me on the max.



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4/22/2005
03:02:01

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Hi Doug, 2000 is a little too less for my trailer 4500 would be OK. I hope my Dakota is equipped with the towing package. How can I check this ? At the moment there is no hitch installed. Thanks Beat



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4/22/2005
07:50:24

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My 2000 manual says-

paylaod Max-
conv cab-2100
club cab-2000

rear step hitch is class 1 - rated 2000

look at the drivers side door panel to see Paylaod ( USA)



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4/22/2005
10:54:02

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all dakotas are equipped to tow 2000 trailers. if you install a hitch bolted to the frame, that would bring it up to about 4000-5000. however, i wouldnt tow 4000lbs very far with that, because if you dont have a towing package installed, that means you dont have a remote transmission cooler installed. if your trailer weighs 3000lbs, then you would be ok. after that, i recommend having a transmission remote cooler installed.
a v8 dakota, with towing package, is capable of towing up to 7000lbs trailer weight.



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4/23/2005
23:41:46

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Who puts a cooler on a manual tranny?



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4/24/2005
08:36:51

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Don is right - no need to put a tranny cooler on a standard. Some misleading info has been presented here; not all v-8 Daks are rated for 7000 lbs. Other things, suchas axle ratio need to be taken into account to reach that. My '00 4.7 v-8 with 3.55 gears is rated around 5000 (I forget the exact amount), so I'm guessing 4500 would be high for a v-6 (maybe if it has 3.92 gears?). Also payload refers to how much you can haul in your truck; not how much you can tow. I'll bet if you do a search on this site someone has posted more accurate info on the towing ability of the 3.9 v-6.

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4/25/2005
02:29:19

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Thanks to all for your help. I will now buy a hitch which I can bolt to the frame. Then we can start for Holliday to France with our 2500 lbs trailer. Beat



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4/25/2005
07:31:34

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http://www.trailerlife.com/towratings/tr99_chrys-dodge.cfm#dodge

(NOTE: Sports models are not recommended for towing.)



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4/25/2005
11:45:42

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"(NOTE: Sports models are not recommended for towing.)"

that means R/T not a SPORT "trim" dakota.



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4/25/2005
13:49:59

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as an engineer i will tell you that those numbers are below the actual amount your truck can tow. they throw in a big factor of safety to cover their butts. if you want to tow 4500 lbs then tow it. its not a matter of the frame taking it...it will do it, you just need a class 3 or 4 hitch and trailer brakes. if you have an automatica(which you dont) then you would want a tranny cooler. just dont try to pull it at 80 mph or up huge hills, you will run out of power.



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4/27/2005
19:29:49

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I have towed a trailer with the wife and kids and a bed loaded with gear and firewood. The total weight was probably about 2500 lbs (the trailer is a small pop-up that weighs about 1200 lbs) on a few 300 mile trips without any problems. Based on these trips, I would not think twice about towing a 4500 lb trailer (especially if it has brakes).

btw. I have a class IV drawtite hitch installed which is way more than I need for these conditions.

2003 sxt cc 5spd 3.55 rear ratio



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