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midnightsadie wrote:
just my .02cts, no 4 bang auto was made to be a tow truck. but thats just me. the engines not made for towing,, brakes not made for towing,,tranny not made for towing. ok I,m done.I feel much better
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travisc wrote:This is exactly the plan before our first trip. Thank you!
Take it to a scale see what it weights so you no, do a couple of panic stops with it in a controlled area, see if you comfortable with it. The decision is really yours. Good luck and enjoy it,
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rexlion wrote:REALLY appreciate all of the tips and information.
You can do it, but if you have never towed before, be aware of a couple of things.
If the Sedona has an automatic with overdrive, you should lock out the overdrive. An auto that has to hunt back and forth for the right gear all the time will cause the converter in the transmission to unlock and allow slippage, which creates heat, and heat kills trannys.
Going down a mountain grade, you must go as slowly as you went up the other side. Shift down to hold the rig back, using brakes sparingly for brief bursts. If you ride your brakes too much they'll overheat and give out, and you'll be a runaway rig.
If you decide you want to upgrade to trailer brakes, look under the trailer behind the wheel. If you see a square metal plate with probably 4 holes at the corners, that's a mounting plate for brakes; add the brake kit, wiring on tug and trailer, and you're set. If there's no backer plate for the brakes to mount, you'd need a new axle with the plates and brakes.
I once long ago towed a U-Haul 'egg' camper trailer with a 4 cyl Dodge Omni on a 2000 mile vacation from MI to CO and back. 90 HP didn't do so well, and I only drove 50 mph or less most of the time. But we had a nice vacation (other than some issues with the trailer's furnace and leaking front window). Not saying I'd do it that way again; now I'd want a few more horses (which you have double) and trailer brakes.
โJul-15-2020 03:47 AM
Las Vegas Proud wrote:
He should be fine, if heโs only towing a little over 1200lbs as long as he downshifts on hills. The car is rated for 2k they should have taken pulling and stopping into that equation. OP take it easy and you should be fine.
Sjm9911 wrote:
It didnt have brakes when it was built, and i dont think you could put them on if you wanted to without a whole new axle.
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