Opinions on tow vehicle
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I wouldn't get anything less than a 1/2 ton pickup or full size full frame SUV.
A steel or wood deck trailer is pretty heavy. Byron is far enough away and hilly enough in that area that I would want something well suited for towing.
A steel or wood deck trailer is pretty heavy. Byron is far enough away and hilly enough in that area that I would want something well suited for towing.
He asked what was left to look at in his price range, he didn’t ask opinions on specific vehicles other than fuck rams
Too new and too ugly. I'm trying to collect the cars I liked in high school, when I thought happiness was real
A light car on an open trailer is one of the easiest pulling things you can hook to. No way in hell would I ever buy a diesel for just that.
Any half ton will do just fine pulling that. I'm not sure why you don't want a modular, but that, any 4.8 or 5.3 GM, or 360 or 5.7 hemi ram would have zero problems.
If you want to go 3/4 or 1 ton, that's fine, but completely unnecessary.
Any half ton will do just fine pulling that. I'm not sure why you don't want a modular, but that, any 4.8 or 5.3 GM, or 360 or 5.7 hemi ram would have zero problems.
If you want to go 3/4 or 1 ton, that's fine, but completely unnecessary.
The 2Vs are underpowered IMO and I'm not risking my luck with a 3V. A coyote or 6.2 I'd consider if price was right.
I've never pulled anything but considered diesel because it's seems better to have more truck than not enough. Right now, an hour and a half here and there would be enough. Down the line, I'd consider towing to events further away if I got comfortable enough.
2v will run until it rots apart and you can get em for beans, but if you were gonna go that route an obs with a 300 six and some gears in it would probably do better
Class of '97.....nearly '98 if it wasn't for that correspondence class I took
You have a budget of $12k and will only need about 4-5 times a season?
Well I fairly certain you are not going to get into anything that won’t need more work then the car you are racing or isn’t rusted out to the point it’s lighter then your Fox body….. I’ll tell you what, for $10k I will personally tow your car and trailer to the track 5times this season. ?
Well I fairly certain you are not going to get into anything that won’t need more work then the car you are racing or isn’t rusted out to the point it’s lighter then your Fox body….. I’ll tell you what, for $10k I will personally tow your car and trailer to the track 5times this season. ?
Exactly. ^^^^^^ This guy^^^^^
I’d use a Suburban or my Expedition to tow. Find at least a half ton truck. The thought of towing with a Trailblazer or Lexus or other small SUV meant to tow a flower pot is asking for trouble.
It will be a daily as well. The towing is limited to 4-5 times a year. I'm pretty good at spending my money myself, thanks tho
Dude in 5 more years it won't even snow around here why are you worrying about four-wheel drive?
If you get a truck this nearly the same as yours at least you have a spare parts vehicle for emergency parts
If you get a truck this nearly the same as yours at least you have a spare parts vehicle for emergency parts
haven't ever needed it yet. Never been stuck.
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My take on it is to use the truck you have. Put a trans cooler on it if you’re worried about the 4l65e (assuming that’s the trans). I echo what others have said about getting a 5.0 ford f150 if you want a bit more capability. I’ve towed cars a few times with my wimpy Tacoma v6/manual and it’s fine. I’m not beating any landspeed records as a tow boi but it’s plenty for the occasional tow. So you don’t need a big diesel douche canoe to take your car back and forth from the track
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