Pushing the limit with the max?

[Chyrio]

So I have been thinking about when I serve my term in the military and I'm going back home I really don't wanna ship my vehicles home. (plus they only let you ship one) so here is the task. Towing a 04 r32 w/ a trailer with built in brakes. No fuel in the r32 and nothing in the truck bed just me and my wife and the R. The Mm is a 4X4 V6. I have some time so putting in a better clutch is a option. And the final detail... It's from Alaska to Colorado.

[Chargerx3]

Ive wondered how much our trucks can really tow as well. Factory rates our v6 towing at 3500# if the trailer has brakes. 1000# if it does not. Our biggest obstacle is having under 150 hp and marginal brakes i think. The frames look pretty solid and have a bit of bracing. I haven't really tested the rear suspension, but enough tongue load would really compress the lighter duty suspension. One can add leafs, air shocks etc. though.

Im currently tackling the Motor and brake issue. Mitsubishi built larger motors than the 3.0 and also put better brakes under the later monteros. In the next couple of weeks I will be swapping over the disc brakes on my 95 SR to see how much more of an upgrade that is. At the least the front calipers are thicker and we go from single piston calipers to dual. Rear discs will be a huge benefit as well.

For the motor I'm hoping to have a solution within a couple months.

How heavy is your truck and trailer?

[Chyrio]

Ive wondered how much our trucks can really tow as well. Factory rates our v6 towing at 3500# if the trailer has brakes. 1000# if it does not. Our biggest obstacle is having under 150 hp and marginal brakes i think. The frames look pretty solid and have a bit of bracing. I haven't really tested the rear suspension, but enough tongue load would really compress the lighter duty suspension. One can add leafs, air shocks etc. though.

Im currently tackling the Motor and brake issue. Mitsubishi built larger motors than the 3.0 and also put better brakes under the later monteros. In the next couple of weeks I will be swapping over the disc brakes on my 95 SR to see how much more of an upgrade that is. At the least the front calipers are thicker and we go from single piston calipers to dual. Rear discs will be a huge benefit as well.

For the motor I'm hoping to have a solution within a couple months.

How heavy is your truck and trailer?

The trailer I'm not sure yet i need to do some shopping but im assuming between 500 and 800 lbs. the R32 w/ no gas is around 3400 lbs. so its definitely pushing the limit. plus i heard the towing capacity included the weight of the truck so really i'm looking at 6100 to 6500 lbs

[Chyrio]

funny thing is, my r32 has a better towing capacity that the MM ha ha

[Chargerx3]

I think our numbers are overly conservative.

[Yoshiwarrior]

So what's a good towing capacity of a stock Mighty Max, 2wd? I want to get a boat next year.

[tortron]

About 70% of truck weight or equal to truck weight with trailer brakes according to the manuals specs

[StarquestMan]

Funny this topic came up, I was just kicking around the idea of getting a parts truck in the next state but have never towed a trailer before and I have no clue as to what the weight and towing capacities are and what my truck even weighs.

[tortron]

About 1100kg

[maxdsm]

Towing capabilities.

[StarquestMan]

Hmm so about 750 pounds over to tow another Ram 50 plus whatever trailer/car dolly, probably a bad idea then.

[pennyman1]

It all depends on the terrain and the condition of the tow vehicle, and how often you are going to do it. Once on flat roads will be ok, but daily on steep hills not at all. The other issue is the police - they can cite you for towing over your weight class if they want to, though they usually won't unless you have an accident or do something stupid to get their attention.

[StarquestMan]

Yea mine's got 184k miles on it and can barley pull itself up hills lol. I would have to go over at least two or three mountain passes at 6-7 percent grade. I probably shouldn't try it.

[pennyman1]

that's what rental trucks are for - I just had a U-Haul pickup that I moved my 92 prelude on my car trailer last weekend because my Blackwood is down for repair. It is cheaper in the long run to beat their truck up to save yours.

[Giovanni89]

I would ship one and drive the other. Thats a big load over a long distance. I've certainly abused the tow rating on my 2.6 auto. 3000lbs with no brakes on hilly terrain, but it was only 30 miles. I've towed 2000 to 2500 a couple hundred miles on the interstate. Truck liked 60 better than 55, put me up at 3200rpm where i had much more power and needed less throttle.
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[pennyman1]

the torque peak on a 2.6 is 3400 rpm, so that is why it pulls better there.