jollykreiger
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- Joined
- Aug 21, 2015
- Messages
- 30
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- Points
- 6
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford Explorer
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
Its an 1984 if it matters 4x4.
I thought this would be an easy one to look up but boy was I wrong. All I can find is people saying the 2.9l is so under powered that a few hundred pounds would make it impossible to keep up on highways. Or that the auto trans is gonna have a meltdown so just dont. Or my cousins brothers aunts son heard yada yada..
Well, I have a 4.0l with a 5spd, not the small one but I cant remember the exact one right now. Plus Ill be swapping out to an EX 8.8 here soon (got it laying around). So power and durability is not the problem.
The real question is safety, braking, stability...
So does anybody actually know the recommended tow capacity or have experiences with a proper load (I had #800 feel super unstable because I loaded it wrong). Maybe a boat, camp trailer...
I thought this would be an easy one to look up but boy was I wrong. All I can find is people saying the 2.9l is so under powered that a few hundred pounds would make it impossible to keep up on highways. Or that the auto trans is gonna have a meltdown so just dont. Or my cousins brothers aunts son heard yada yada..
Well, I have a 4.0l with a 5spd, not the small one but I cant remember the exact one right now. Plus Ill be swapping out to an EX 8.8 here soon (got it laying around). So power and durability is not the problem.
The real question is safety, braking, stability...
So does anybody actually know the recommended tow capacity or have experiences with a proper load (I had #800 feel super unstable because I loaded it wrong). Maybe a boat, camp trailer...