Re: [AMC-list] why is it? Towing capacity

[russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have a class 3 hitch installed on my 65 American. I run the 232, slightly modified, and the tiny air cooled tranny that has been acting up for 5 years. The rear end is a Jeep posi, about 3.50, air bags to assist the HD shocks when needed. I have 72 Ambo SW drum brakes on it (all four corners), sub frame connectors and poly bushings throughout.
I tow all the time with it. I take it to swap meets with a trailor loaded with stuff. I have on occasion pulled a trailor and car home with it. I have no problem going and stopping with that 323/BW, but the car has been tossed around some what when towing a heavy load. 
I am most comfortable with the car towing a trailor loaded with stuff and not so much with the heavier loads. I guess in listening to people there are so many variables in figuring what is safe and what is not. By all means get some good brakes.
If you go to a towing specialist, such as U-Haul, be careful who you talk to. Most of these places will hire just a warm body to fill in sometimes, especially during the summer. They will not even know what an AMC is without consulting their computer. My 65 isn't even listed on some computers....Russ
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