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    Quote Originally Posted by 85cj7 View Post
    huh? why? 2wd vehicles have higher towing capacities than 4wd vehicles.
    quoted for the stupidity



    +1 for airbags and factory replacement shocks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoJo View Post
    quoted for the stupidity



    +1 for airbags and factory replacement shocks.
    it is true and makes sense.

    the two vehicles have the same GVWR but the 2wd version weighs less than the 4wd version so you can tow more
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    Quote Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007 View Post
    it is true and makes sense.

    the two vehicles have the same GVWR but the 2wd version weighs less than the 4wd version so you can tow more
    **** we do need sarcastic font... Next thing you'll tell me is i don't need my mirrors out to drive through CS.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BroncoJo View Post
    **** we do need sarcastic font... Next thing you'll tell me is i don't need my mirrors out to drive through CS.
    I think what our resident diesel douche is trying to say is that 4wd is a plus for getting to the campsites we go to. I know the K rocks, Spring Creek, BMRA, and Shiloh Ridge grounds [sarcastic font] really require a 4wd vehichle[/sarcastic font]. ANd that A&A parking lot......you really need that 4 pull
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    wd hitch is the ****. you are req to have one pulling a trailer over 5 or 6k with a half ton. i will be installing some aux bags in the back of my white truck.

    p.s. dodges with the mirrors out and no trailer behind them are

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    Holy **** the funny is strong in this thread. Unfortunately only about half of the people in here are catching it quick enough.

    Shocks: Bilstien is the spankalicious reply on diesel place.

    Airbags: Firestone or Airlift (in that order for quality)

    A WD hitch would help out a good bit also.
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    We hit the speed limiter on my mom's half ton conversion van out in NM with my scout and St.John's trailer on it with the big box on the front. 3/4 ton super duper trucks are not required to tow a vehicle. It had a WD hitch on it, so I guess that would be good and replace whatever is worn.(shocks) Fred tows his scout with our 18' car hauler behind his tahoe. He has bags on it, but I'm not sure he's ever used them. For some reason everyone in this club thinks if you don't have a diesel dually you can't tow a 4500 lb vehicle to Oklahoma. You may not hang with the 8.1, but you'll get there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMFScout View Post
    We hit the speed limiter on my mom's half ton conversion van out in NM with my scout and St.John's trailer on it with the big box on the front. 3/4 ton super duper trucks are not required to tow a vehicle. It had a WD hitch on it, so I guess that would be good and replace whatever is worn.(shocks) Fred tows his scout with our 18' car hauler behind his tahoe. He has bags on it, but I'm not sure he's ever used them. For some reason everyone in this club thinks if you don't have a diesel dually you can't tow a 4500 lb vehicle to Oklahoma. You may not hang with the 8.1, but you'll get there!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tyler View Post
    Tell Chris to get it up and I will do it.
    My bitch better have my money...
    Through rain, sleet, or snow...
    My whore better have my money...
    Not half, not some, but all my cash...
    'Cause if she don't,
    I'm gonna put my foot in her ass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BMFScout View Post
    We hit the speed limiter on my mom's half ton conversion van out in NM with my scout and St.John's trailer on it with the big box on the front. 3/4 ton super duper trucks are not required to tow a vehicle. It had a WD hitch on it, so I guess that would be good and replace whatever is worn.(shocks) Fred tows his scout with our 18' car hauler behind his tahoe. He has bags on it, but I'm not sure he's ever used them. For some reason everyone in this club thinks if you don't have a diesel dually you can't tow a 4500 lb vehicle to Oklahoma. You may not hang with the 8.1, but you'll get there!
    I'm pretty sure no-one here said he needed a diesel
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    you don't need a diesel.... or a tow rig

    sack up, drive it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by robertf03 View Post
    you don't need a diesel.... or a tow rig

    sack up, drive it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fredo View Post
    Ask your dad what it tastes like.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tyler View Post
    Tell Chris to get it up and I will do it.
    My bitch better have my money...
    Through rain, sleet, or snow...
    My whore better have my money...
    Not half, not some, but all my cash...
    'Cause if she don't,
    I'm gonna put my foot in her ass.

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    Quote Originally Posted by robertf03 View Post
    you don't need a diesel.... or a tow rig

    sack up, drive it.
    that would mean that he couldnt finish working on the jeep once he gets to the offroad park

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    Quote Originally Posted by bcolman View Post
    the reason for this is last time i had to use this to to the blazer i couldnt keep it in one lane over about 65, and yes i know the trailer was loaded properly cause i have towed with the burb before and it didint do that two years ago
    brian what is the real problem? When I have the tongue too heavy on my trailer, it seems to both squat the rear and unweight the front of my tahoe, resulting in loose/squirrely steering, I assume part of this is because the nose is up in the air, the caster is effectively rotated back a bit. Airbags would help that, but airbags wouldn't really help the front end being light, which seems like a bigger problem from the standpoint of emergency steering/braking, etc.

    Replace the shocks just cuz it's a good idea, but if you are choosing between the weight distributing hitch and airbags, I'd go with the hitch
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    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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    it wasnt cause it was loaded improperly, i have towed with to much tongue weight before and this was a different kind of sway, it felt and looking in the mirror as though just the back of the burb was moving side to side (ie something in the rear suspension), not the trailer or the front, but since the rear of the burb was moing it would push around the front of the burb

    i know that is confusing, but maybe it makes for sense

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    maybe with coils in the rear you need a beefed up swaybar?
    Quote Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
    damnit... if everyone is leaving i want my original 15 back... i dont wanna be left with these tools

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