06-22-2012, 10:18 AM | #3809 | |
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.... yeah, not really, but they're definitely good for a
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06-22-2012, 11:23 AM | #3810 |
Drives: 2012 ZL1...whats his is mine Join Date: Jun 2012
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06-22-2012, 11:24 AM | #3811 |
Drives: 10 1LT SIM; 91 B4C sleeper Z Join Date: Aug 2009
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Nice trailer. I saw it in Em's thread. I'm wondering about your truck and the weight of this and the car. Do you foresee any issues?
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06-22-2012, 11:46 AM | #3813 | |
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Well, though the truck is only a half ton, it's got the HD tow package... Engine Oil Cooler, Trans Cooler, The Hemi engine with 390+ HP and 400+ torque, and 3.93 gears... There is a switch on the dash that is a tow/haul mode... It locks out the overdrive, and increases the shift pressures. I already have the brake controller... and I'll be buying a load leveler with a sway controller. I opted for the four wheel brakes as well... It will drink some gas but I think it'll tow just fine...
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06-22-2012, 11:48 AM | #3814 |
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I have already towed pretty close to this much weight with no issues... My biggest complaint with the trailer is I couldn't get radial tires...
They run cooler and roll easier.. and they last three times as long... Oh well... when I replace them, I'll go back on with radials...
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06-22-2012, 11:50 AM | #3815 |
Drives: 10 1LT SIM; 91 B4C sleeper Z Join Date: Aug 2009
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I was just reading the weights you mentioned and wondered. Looks like you have it covered for sure!
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06-22-2012, 12:11 PM | #3816 |
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I appreciate the thoughts... If all else fails, my brother is a truck driver... I'll swipe his tractor and weld a ball on the back of it... Gas mileage may be about the same.... and I could then drive as fast as I wanted...
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If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough... |
06-22-2012, 05:07 PM | #3817 |
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DangeruSS hooked me up with a little artist rendering...
My trailer will not have the aluminum doors, but the rest of it ought to be pretty close... Thanks Russ...
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If the car feels like it is on rails, you are probably driving too slow. -Ross Bentley
Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you. “If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough.” Mario Andretti If you can turn, you ain't going fast enough... |
06-22-2012, 05:17 PM | #3818 |
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Done.
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06-22-2012, 05:23 PM | #3819 |
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Wow, you got some mad skills Brother...
Thanks... I'm thinking an HPT sticker or two will go on the trailer somewhere... maybe a Weld sticker... who knows... lol...
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06-22-2012, 05:41 PM | #3820 |
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Done.
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06-22-2012, 05:46 PM | #3821 |
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Smartass.. I didn't mean you had to put them on there... but thanks... LMAO
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06-22-2012, 05:47 PM | #3822 |
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