Re: [AMC-list] why is it?

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Doesn't anyone have an owner's manual handy for the definitive figures?
I don't, at the moment.

Ken


Quoting "(Sandwich Maker)" <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> " From: russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>
> " 
> " 
> " Jason; a lot of people use the Jeep with the 4.0 to tow, and that is
> " basically a 258. 
> 
> one caveat: the 4.0 isn't cammed for low-end grunt like the 258.
> doesn't matter much with an auto tranny, and the jeep 5sp has a deep
> 1st gear.
> 
> " I think you would want a full frame car with a good hitch, though we
> " towed big loads with my 65 Ambo. Again, it is the size of the tow
> " vehicle that gives a safe tow.
> 
> the cherokee is unibody like amcs and is rated to tow 5000 lbs with
> the tow pkg - hd cooling, tranny cooler, trailer brake controller,
> etc.  hd rear springs wouldn't be amiss either, but it's hard to
> figure out which of the stock springs are hd.
> 
> 18-wheeler tractors are a lot smaller than their trailers.  you don't
> need a big tow vehicle to be safe; you need to learn how to drive a
> trailer.
> 
> " I would put sub frame connectors on the Concord, a good class 3 or 4
> " hitch, and yank off the cat....Russ
> 
> couldn't hurt.
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