91cherokee
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i am planing on buying a 16 foot car trailer and i wanted to know if anyone is doing this already. i would be towing it with my stock 93 5 speed. is this going to work???
Mikel said:Why are vehicles with manual trannies rated lower when towing? Getting moving might be a bit more taxing on the clutch, but when going downhill, you can downshift and not have to keep on braking and braking...
cal said:Holy old thread batman!
No. With 8" of lift, your center of gravity is WAY TOO HIGH to put that kind of weight on the rear of the rig.
I have an offroad trailer that weighs about 500 pounds, and I load it with about 600 pounds of gear. Towing it with XJ's that have ~3.5" lift and 32's, I can forget its there. Towing it behind MY xj, with 6.5" lift and 35's, its 55 mph and takes all of my attention.
cal said:Try and make any kind of high speed evasive action, or have the trailer start fishtailing on you going down hill. You will see quickly that the trailer will push you around like a gradeschool bully.
It will not be safe, and it was foolish of you to try it once already.