1993 Dakota - Details on towing capacity requested

Hello Dodge Trucks newsgroup,

What are the towing limits for truck and trailor or where would I look for the information? My father-inlaw's friend has lost his truck manual. I am getting the request second hand but said I would look it up on the Internet for them.

Truck:

1993 Dodge Dakota 5.2L, v* (EFI) fuel injection Auto, 4 speed C O.D. (2x4) Rear axel ration = 3.55 318cc engine

Door plate of truck:

LBs Axel Plate Front 2425 lbs 2800 Rear 2645 lbs 2904

Trailor: Sandpiper Travel Trailer

24 foot, GVWR 2500 kg/5500 lbs approx hitch weight dry = 530 lbs approx total weight dry = 5500 lbs

I reviewed this newsgroup and could not find an FAQ. Web searching has not been successful to date.

Any help greatly appreciated,

Douglas

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Douglas
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The process of determining the tow capability of a vehicle is explained very well here:

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Nosey

Thank you very much for the prompt reply Nosey. This will keep me in the good books with my Father-inlaw.

Douglas

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Douglas

This will give you a rough idea:

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If the truck was a 99 or newer, you could get the exact rating...

I have an 01 dakota with 4.7L, 2wd, auto & 3:55 rear gears... max tow according to trailer life is 5,150 pounds.. Same truck with 4:10 gears would be 6,450

IMHO, it's not the weight that it will pull that I'd wonder about, but the weight and length of trailer that it can SAFELY handle... We were going to change the gears in ours but decided not to and bought a Ram.. "logic" behind this was talking to a lot of knowledgeable folks and deciding that gearing wouldn't change the weight, suspension or length of the truck, and our 28 foot travel trailer would be "the tail wagging the dog".. YMMV (trailer is 4,800 dry, probably close to 6,000 loaded)

mac

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