I am looking at purchasing an '04 4R Limited with a 4.7 liter V-8. It has a factory tow package (not sure if its a class III or IV) and the owner's manual indicates the towing capacity at 7,000#'s and tongue at 700#'s. When I searched for class III type hitches, the max tow capacity is 5,000#'s and tongue weight is 500#'s. The class IV type max is 10,000# and 1,000# respectively. The hitch is a round tube frame that is attached to the chassis. My question before I make my purchase is will I have enough towing capacity to pull a 22' hybrid travel trailer weighing 4,300#'s dry wt and 5,600#'s GVWR. The tongue weight is 585#'s. I do plan on having a weight distribution hitch to help with weight balance and sway. Are there any 4R owners that tow lite weight travel trailers? What is your experience? Will I have enough to pull this trailer? Do I need to upgrade the transmission cooler? Thanks, James.
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drapaki
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you're fine with towing that trailer. do a search and you'll find many threads on towing trailers/boats/cars....
snowbrdr033
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you'd have no problem pulling that, other than the terrible gas mileage. With a V8, I'm fairly sure that it comes with an extra tranny cooler built in. I was going to install one on my V8, but after looking under the hood, I noticed an extra small cooler in the lower right hand corner.
If you keep an eye on the temp & gauges during your first trip, you'll be able to tell if you need an extra cooler, but I am thinking you won't need to worry about it.
also, go look in the towing section of the forum, lots of good info there too!
If you keep an eye on the temp & gauges during your first trip, you'll be able to tell if you need an extra cooler, but I am thinking you won't need to worry about it.
also, go look in the towing section of the forum, lots of good info there too!
