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henrymuirhead
Dodge Dakota
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7/06/2003
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I have a 2001 Dakota R/T and it is only rated at 2000 pound towing. I need to tow at least 4500 pounds with it. What do i need to do to the suspension to acheive this?
Thanks, Henry
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Joe02RT
Dodge Dakota
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7/06/2003
21:46:34
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I have the same problem.My plan is to use a load leveler on the trailer tongue and a backup airbag kit. I plan to tow 5000 lbs.
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midnightmagic
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7/07/2003
09:03:42
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i have a 2000 4.7 auto with 3.55 rear. here is the senario: my truck 4060lbs. i put 1160lbs in the bed towed a 2000 cavalier z24 with 960 lbs in the inside on a tow dolly , from maryland to north dakota, driving 65- 70. i weighed in at a CAT scale and was 10000lbs even truck,tow dolly and car. i got between 18 and 20 mpg all the way up here. never once overheated, hell it barely moved off of 200 degrees. they are definately stout little motors..go 287
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JMII
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7/07/2003
09:25:52
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midnightmagic - I'm sorry but I strongly feel that mileage with that load is impossible driving at 65-70 MPH.
- John
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AmsoilSponsor
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7/07/2003
10:11:37
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henrymuirhead,
Are you going to be towing 4500 lbs. on a regular basis? I have no comments regarding suspension (hopefully someone else on this site can help), but you might want to consider upgrading your Gear Lube to a Synthetic.
FYI - Gear Lube Information:
High quality gear oils must lubricate, cool and protect geared systems. They must also carry damaging wear debris away from contact zones and muffle the sound of gear operation. Commonly used in differential gears and standard transmission applications in commercial and passenger vehicles, as well as a variety of industrial machinery, gear oils must offer extreme temperature and pressure protection in order to prevent wear, pitting, spalling, scoring, scuffing and other types of damage that result in equipment failure and downtime. Protection against oxidation, thermal degradation, rust, copper corrosion and foaming is also important.
AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic 75W-90 Gear Lube delivers unbeatable protection and fuel economy (independent testing shows class 8 vehicles with AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic 75W-90 Gear Lube in the differentials obtained up to 4.83 percent more mpg than vehicles equipped with another popular gear lube). Amsoil Synthetic Gear Lube has the film strength required to deliver all the protection heavy-duty and high-stress applications need in a fuel-saving viscosity grade. AMSOIL Series 2000 Synthetic 75W-90 Gear Lube is recommended for use in all passenger vehicles, commercial trucks and race vehicles.
AMSOIL 75W-90, 80W-90 AND 85W-140 Gear Lubes exceed the lubrication and performance requirements for gear boxes where API MT-1, GL-4 or GL-5 lubricants are specified.
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Also, equipment protection when towing is always enhanced with the use of synthetic oils and lubes across the board.
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AMSOIL Synthetic Motor Oils, Lubricants, Filtration, and Truck Care Products
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Jim
Dodge Dakota
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7/08/2003
22:29:47
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midnightmagic, who are you kidding...there is now way in hell that you could get 18-20 mph towing that kind of load. I also have a 2000 4.7L with 3.55 and thats the milage I get non towing.
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DakSwinger
Dodge Dakota
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7/12/2003
17:50:54
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I can't speak for midnightmagic, but I will tell all of you this. I used to have a '93 RC 3.9L auto. Last year I towed a 16' utility trailer (1,000-1,300lbs) with a '71 Dart Swinger (2,700-3,400) on it from Savannah, GA to Goldsboro, NC. For most of that trip I got 16MPG. The 4.7 should have a lot easier time pulling the weight. But I will let you know later what I get when I tow it with my '02 CC 4.7L. Just speaking from my experience.
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