There wasn't a 4.2L in a 92 wrangler unless he did an engine swap, they were discontinued in '90.
Wow that's a flat torque curve.
Towing isn't limited by the engine or the transmission. What trucks lack is stopping power. Not just the brakes overheating, but the tires can't handle the forces involved. It's easier to think of it in terms of an extreme example. If you had your Dakota hooked up to a trailer that was 30,000 pounds and you tried stopping, what would happen? The tires lock up and the thing skids. That's the type of problem small trucks have with 7000 pound trailers.First company that comes out with a small to mid-sized truck with a diesel engine that can tow 6000-7000 pounds has me trading my Dakota V6.
Towing isn't limited by the engine or the transmission. What trucks lack is stopping power. Not just the brakes overheating, but the tires can't handle the forces involved. It's easier to think of it in terms of an extreme example. If you had your Dakota hooked up to a trailer that was 30,000 pounds and you tried stopping, what would happen? The tires lock up and the thing skids. That's the type of problem small trucks have with 7000 pound trailers.
If you can find a way to supply braking power to the trailer, then you can haul anything you want. You could tow a horse trailer with a Prius if you really wanted to as long as the trailer has its own braking system and the frame of the towing vehicle can handle it and you don't try turning or going up hills.
Trailer brakes are recommended for trailers over 1,000
lbs (454 kg) and required for trailers in excess of 2,000
lbs (907 kg).
GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating) is the maximum allowable
weight of the vehicle and the loaded trailer including all cargo and
passengers that the vehicle can handle without risking damage.
(Important: The towing vehicles braking system is rated for operation at
GVWR, not at GCWR.) Separate functional brakes should be used for
safe control of towed vehicles and for trailers where the GCW of the
towing vehicle plus the trailer exceed the GVWR of the towing vehicle.
You're right, I realized that after doing some research today, maybe he bought it in '92 and it was older, I'll send him a FB message or txt and see. I know for sure only the following :
Sahara edition
Boxy rectangle headlights
Super basic interior
4.2L, manual transmission
Towing isn't limited by the engine or the transmission. What trucks lack is stopping power. Not just the brakes overheating, but the tires can't handle the forces involved. It's easier to think of it in terms of an extreme example. If you had your Dakota hooked up to a trailer that was 30,000 pounds and you tried stopping, what would happen? The tires lock up and the thing skids. That's the type of problem small trucks have with 7000 pound trailers.
If you can find a way to supply braking power to the trailer, then you can haul anything you want. You could tow a horse trailer with a Prius if you really wanted to as long as the trailer has its own braking system and the frame of the towing vehicle can handle it and you don't try turning or going up hills.
If you can find a way to supply braking power to the trailer, then you can haul anything you want.
Your truck is a pile of shit if it can't tow 7000 with trailer braking. If you ever go camping, you'll notice that lots of people are pulling 8,000-10,000 pound fifth wheel campers with trucks that are no bigger than a Dodge Dakota or Toyota Tacoma.Bull shit. Lets refine your statement. A dodge Dakota with the 4.7 V8 is rated to tow 7000 pounds. You have never owned a truck or towed anything based on your statement. My V6 Dakota is rated to tow 5000 pounds. Nobody ever tries to tow what you've implied with even a 3500 series diesel.
Go back to your sandbox tonkas.
Your truck is a pile of shit if it can't tow 7000 with trailer braking. If you ever go camping, you'll notice that lots of people are pulling 8,000-10,000 pound fifth wheel campers with trucks that are no bigger than a Dodge Dakota or Toyota Tacoma.
I also like how you had to include the engine size, as if engine power had ANYTHING to do with towing capacity. You're saying a modern V8 with over 300HP can only pull 7000, but a 1980s Ford F150 with half as much power can easily pull more than that.
OMG LOOK HOW STUPID HE IS.
Here is a Dodge Dakota pulling a fifth wheel camper.
Yes that looks like a 250
pulling on dead flat ground is different than any type of hills too, lots will attempt to pull heavey than spec on flat and it probably doesn't hurt them any, but 5th wheel trailers aren't 10,000 lb for most of them, the two you shown would be 4500 to 7000
Yes those are all mostly 39' most people don't buy those but when they do they pull them with diesel duallies or they leave them on seasonal sites.
You won't see a half ton pulling those.
Your truck is a pile of shit if it can't tow 7000 with trailer braking. If you ever go camping, you'll notice that lots of people are pulling 8,000-10,000 pound fifth wheel campers with trucks that are no bigger than a Dodge Dakota or Toyota Tacoma.
I also like how you had to include the engine size, as if engine power had ANYTHING to do with towing capacity. You're saying a modern V8 with over 300HP can only pull 7000, but a 1980s Ford F150 with half as much power can easily pull more than that.
OMG LOOK HOW STUPID HE IS.
Here is a Dodge Dakota pulling a fifth wheel camper.
Your truck is a pile of shit if it can't tow 7000 with trailer braking. If you ever go camping, you'll notice that lots of people are pulling 8,000-10,000 pound fifth wheel campers with trucks that are no bigger than a Dodge Dakota or Toyota Tacoma.
I also like how you had to include the engine size, as if engine power had ANYTHING to do with towing capacity. You're saying a modern V8 with over 300HP can only pull 7000, but a 1980s Ford F150 with half as much power can easily pull more than that.
OMG LOOK HOW STUPID HE IS.
Here is a Dodge Dakota pulling a fifth wheel camper.
No. ShawnD1 gets embarrassed and stops posting when he realizes he's wrong. fleabag just keeps going.Does anyone else think that ShawnD1 is a slightly toned down version of Fleabag?
ROFL at safely towing a good sized fifth wheel with a compact truck...